gittern
English
noun
Definitions
- A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain.
Etymology
Derived from Old French guiterne derived from Latin cithara (cithara, lyre, cithern, guitar, lute).
Origin
Latin
cithara
Gloss
cithara, lyre, cithern, guitar, lute
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cithara English
- cither English
- citole English
- citera Latin
- cithara Latin
- citharicen Latin
- cithera Latin
- cithare French
- cítara Spanish, Castilian
- κιθάρα Ancient Greek
- κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ Ancient Greek
- cítara Portuguese
- citer Danish
- قيثارة Arabic
- قِيثَارَة Arabic
- قِيثَارَة Arabic
- guiterne Old French
- zithara Old High German
- cithara Old Dutch