cítara
Portuguese
/ˈsi.ta.ɾa/, /ˈsi.tɐ.ɾɐ/
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
- cithare French
- cítara Spanish, Castilian
- guitarra Spanish, Castilian
- κιθάρα Ancient Greek
- κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ Ancient Greek
- 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