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noun-m1
Definitions
- (musical instruments) a zither
Etymology
Derived from German Zither (zither) derived from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kind of harp, lyre, a kind of harp, kithara).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κιθάρα
Gloss
kind of harp, lyre, a kind of harp, kithara
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- zither English
- kitara Finnish
- cithara Latin
- citharoedus Latin
- Zither German
- Zitherspiel German
- Zitherspieler German
- guitarra Spanish, Castilian
- κιθάρα Ancient Greek
- siter Norwegian Bokmål
- قِيثَارَة Arabic
- zithara Old High German
- կիթառ Old Armenian
- zitterlein Middle High German
- גיטרה Hebrew (modern)
- 齊特琴 Chinese
- קיתרא Aramaic