cithare

French

noun

Definitions

zither (musical instrument)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cithara (cithara, lyre, cithern, guitar, lute) 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

cithara English
cither English
citole English
kitara Finnish
citera Latin
cithara Latin
citharicen Latin
citharoedus Latin
cithera Latin
Zither German
cítara Spanish, Castilian
guitarra 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
կիթառ Old Armenian
גיטרה Hebrew (modern)
cithara Old Dutch
קיתרא Aramaic