timpani

• tympani

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”), from Latin tympanum (“drum”), from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon), from τύπτω (túptō, “I strike, I hit”). Doublet of tympanum, timbre, timbal, and tymbal.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪmpəni/

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• Hyphenation: tim‧pa‧ni

timpani (plural timpanis or timpani)

1. (music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

   Synonyms: kettledrums, naker, temple drums, timps

   • 2010, Steven L. Schweizer, Timpani Tone and the Interpretation of Baroque and Classical Music, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 38:

     Since the timpani is a legato instrument, a note must be allowed to sound and ring to achieve the full effect of the drum.

• timpanist

timpani

1. plural of timpano

• impaint

Borrowed from Italian timpani, plural of timpano (“drum”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimpɑni/, [ˈt̪impɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -impɑni
• Syllabification^(key): tim‧pa‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): tim‧pa‧ni

timpani

1. (music) timpani

   Synonyms: patarummut, patarumpusetti, patasetti, (colloquial) padat

timpani behaves as a singular noun but refers to the entire set of drums that comprises the instrument. This is in contrast with the singular-plural pair patarumpu, patarummut.

• timpanisti

timpani m

1. plural of timpano

• impinta, tampini