guitar
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قيثارة (qīθāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα. Compare cither.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ɡɪˈtɑː(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /gI"tA:(r\)/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/, X-SAMPA: /gI"tAr\/
- (Southern US) IPA: /ˈɡɪ.tɑɹ/, X-SAMPA: /"gI.tAr\/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: gui‧tar
Noun [edit]
guitar (plural guitars)
- A stringed musical instrument, usually with fretted fingerboard and 6 strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
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Translations [edit]
instrument
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Verb [edit]
guitar (third-person singular simple present guitars, present participle guitaring, simple past and past participle guitared)
- (rare) To play the guitar.
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Danish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɡitar/, [ˈɡ̊itˢɑːˀ]
Noun [edit]
guitar c (singular definite guitaren, plural indefinite guitarer)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of guitar
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | guitar | guitaren | guitarer | guitarerne |
| genitive | guitars | guitarens | guitarers | guitarernes |