citharicen
Latin
Etymology
cithara (“cithara”, “cithern”, “lyre”, “lute”, “guitar”) + -cen (“player [of a musical instrument]”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kiˈtʰa.ri.ken/, [kɪˈt̪ʰärɪkɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈta.ri.t͡ʃen/, [t͡ʃiˈt̪äːrit͡ʃen]
Noun
citharicen m (genitive citharicinis); third declension
- a player on the cithara
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | citharicen | citharicinēs |
| Genitive | citharicinis | citharicinum |
| Dative | citharicinī | citharicinibus |
| Accusative | citharicinem | citharicinēs |
| Ablative | citharicine | citharicinibus |
| Vocative | citharicen | citharicinēs |
Synonyms
- (player on the cithara): citharista
References
- “cĭthărĭcen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cĭthărĭcĕn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 320/3.