Timbre

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See also: timbre, timbré, and tîmbre

German

Etymology

19th century, from French timbre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ̃brə/, ,
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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ̃bər/, , (rare)

Noun

Timbre n (strong, genitive Timbres, plural Timbres)

  1. timbre
    Synonym: Klangfarbe

Declension

Further reading

  • Timbre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Timbre” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Timbre” in Duden online
  • Timbre” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Timbre on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de