gitaar

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Either borrowed from French guitare (from Spanish) or directly from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة(qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

"De gitaarspeelster" van Johannes Vermeer.
"The guitar player" by Johannes Vermeer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣiˈtaːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: gi‧taar
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun[edit]

gitaar f or m (plural gitaren, diminutive gitaartje n)

  1. (music) guitar

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Caribbean Javanese: kitar

Limburgish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة(qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʝiˈtaːʁ/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧taar
  • Rhymes: -aːʁ

Noun[edit]

gitaar f

  1. guitar

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
Nominative gitaar gitare gitaerke gitaerkes
Genitive gitaar gitare gitaerkes gitaerkes
Locative gitaeves gitaeveser gitaeveske gitaeveskes
Dative* - - - -
Accusative* gitaar - gitaerke gitaerkes
  • The dative and accusative are obsolete nowadays, the nominative is used instead.