Masculine
timbre
Meaning
- (masculine) small bell
- (masculine) stamp, postage stamp
- (masculine) stamp (mark)
- (masculine) timbre
- (masculine) quality of a vowel
Concepts
Synonyms
couleur musicale
état d’esprit
timbre à cachet
timbre postal
tendance forte
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɛ̃bʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French timbre, via Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Less likely a direct descendant of Latin tympanum. Doublet of tympan.
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