theorbo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /θiˈɔː.bəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /θiˈɔɹ.boʊ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Italian tiorba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه (torba).
Meanings
-
A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.
So when they said yea to this, he called to him his player on the theorbo and his player on the hautboy, and commanded them saying, “Play me a solemn music.”
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| theorbos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| theorboes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
tiorbino · colascione · theorbino
Synonyms
Translations (33)
ga siotaróiné (theorbo) · mk те́орба (theorbo) · lt teorba (theorbo) · ja テオルボ (theorbo) · eu tiorba (theorbo) · oc teorba (theorbo) · eo teorbo (theorbo) · ru теорба (theorbo) · ka თეორბო (theorbo) · nl theorbe (theorbo) · fa تیوربو (theorbo) · pl teorban (theorbo) · ro teorbă (theorbo) · hu teorba (theorbo) · it tiorba (theorbo) · de Theorbe (theorbo) · nb teorbe (theorbo) · nn teorbe (theorbo) · ca tiorba (theorbo) · uk теорба (theorbo) · cs theorba (theorbo) · el θεόρβη (theorbo) · pt teorba (theorbo) · it chitarrone (theorbo) · fr théorbe (theorbo) · pt tiorba (theorbo) · es tiorba (theorbo) · fi teorbi (theorbo) · vi têooc (theorbo) · io teorbo (theorbo) · sv teorb (theorbo) · fr téorbe (theorbo) · he תיאורבו (theorbo)