gamba
English
Etymology 1
From viola da gamba, ultimately from Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of jamb.
Noun
gamba (plural gambas)
- (music) Abbreviation of viola da gamba.
- (music) A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
Catalan
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Gooniyandi
Noun
gamba
- water
- yoowarni gamba ― one serving of water
- wet season
- year (because years are measured from one wet season to the next)
- yoowarni gamba ― one year
References
- William B. McGregor, A Functional Grammar of Gooniyandi (1990, →ISBN, page 260
Irish
Declension
Declension of gamba
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gamba | ghamba | ngamba |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "gamba" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “gamba” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gamba” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡamba]
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Noun
gamba f (plural gambe)
Derived terms
Related terms
- gambaccia
- gambacorta
- gambale
- gambata
- gambetta
- gambona
- gambuccia
- viola da gamba
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“to bend; crooked”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡam.ba/
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | gamba | gambae |
Genitive | gambae | gambārum |
Dative | gambae | gambīs |
Accusative | gambam | gambās |
Ablative | gambā | gambīs |
Vocative | gamba | gambae |
Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian gamba or Vulgar Latin *gambarus, from Latin gammarus, cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gam‧ba
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian gamba or Vulgar Latin *gambarus, from Latin gammarus, cammarus (“lobster”), from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡamba/, [ˈɡãmba]
Noun
gamba f (plural gambas)
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