cithara
See also: cíthara
English
Alternative forms
Noun
cithara (plural citharas or citharai)
- (music) An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈki.tʰa.ra/, [ˈkɪ.tʰa.ra]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta.ra/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.ta.ra]
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cithara | citharae |
Genitive | citharae | citharārum |
Dative | citharae | citharīs |
Accusative | citharam | citharās |
Ablative | citharā | citharīs |
Vocative | cithara | citharae |
Derived terms
Descendants
Through Vulgar Latin cithera:
Borrowings:
References
- 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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