cithara
See also: cíthara
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
cithara (plural citharas or citharai)
- (music) An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈki.tʰa.ra/, [ˈkɪ.tʰa.ra]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta.ra/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.ta.ra]
Noun[edit]
cithara f (genitive citharae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | cithara | citharae |
genitive | citharae | citharārum |
dative | citharae | citharīs |
accusative | citharam | citharās |
ablative | citharā | citharīs |
vocative | cithara | citharae |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Through Vulgar Latin cithera:
Borrowings:
References[edit]
- cithara in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cithara in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cithara in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- cithara in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cithara in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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- en:Musical instruments
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- la:Musical instruments