Tivoli

Tivoli

See also: tivoli and tívolí

English

Etymology

From Italian Tivoli, from Latin Tībur.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪ.və.lɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɪ.və.li/

Proper noun

Tivoli

1. An ancient city in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
2. A town in Grenada.

Translations

city in Lazio, Italy

Arabic: تِيفُولِي‎ m (tīfulī) Armenian: Տիվոլի (Tivoli) Catalan: Tívoli f Chinese: Mandarin: 蒂沃利 (Dìwòlì) French: Tivoli (fr) m German: Tivoli (de) n Greek: Τίβολι (el) n (Tívoli) Italian: Tivoli f Japanese: ティヴォリ (Tivori), チボリ (Chibori) Korean: 티볼리 (Tibolli) Latin: Tībur (la) n Portuguese: Tívoli (pt) f Russian: Ти́воли n (Tívoli) Spanish: Tívoli f Ukrainian: Ті́волі n (Tívoli)

Noun

Tivoli (uncountable)

1. A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table with a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups.

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Dutch

Etymology

• (Eindhoven) First attested as Tivoli in 1936. Indirectly derived from Italian Tivoli. Named after a former café, which in turn was named after the Parisian Jardin de Tivoli.
• (Tilburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.voː.li/
• Hyphenation: Ti‧vo‧li

Proper noun

Tivoli n

1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Tībur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.vo.li/
• Rhymes: -ivoli
• Hyphenation: Tì‧vo‧li

Proper noun

Tivoli f

1. Tivoli (a city in Lazio, Italy)

Related terms

• tiburtino
• travertino

Anagrams

• voliti