timbre

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

timbre

from Latin tympanum (drum), see tympanum which gives a form timbne 'timbre' then (1170) tinbre 'drum in use in the Middle Ages', (1374) 'stationary bell struck by a hammer', (1858) 'metal dome struck by a small hammer or vibrator, playing the role of a bell.'

Definitions

archéologie
héraldique

Plural

timbres

Translations

  • germangerman:Klang
  • englishenglish:postage stamp
  • chinesechinese:邮票
  • koreankorean:우표
  • danishdanish:frimærke
  • spanishspanish:sello
  • finnishfinnish:merkki
  • greekgreek:γραμματόσημο
  • italianitalian:bollo
  • japanesejapanese:切手
  • dutchdutch:zegel
  • polishpolish:znaczek
  • portugueseportuguese:selo
  • russianrussian:марка
  • swedishswedish:frimärke
  • turkishturkish:posta pulu
  • ukrainianukrainian:марка

See also

timbré (adj.) timbre (v.) détimbrer (v.) timbrer (v.) timbreur (cn.) timbrage (cn.) timbres (v.)