English

Alternative forms

• kithara

Noun

cithara ‎(plural citharas or citharai)

1. (music) An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar.

Related terms

• guitar

Anagrams

• Cathari

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κιθάρα ‎(kithára).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.tʰa.ra/, [ˈkɪ.tʰa.ra]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta.ra/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.ta.ra]

Noun

cithara f ‎(genitive citharae); first declension

1. cithara, lyre, lute, guitar

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• citharicen
• citharista
• citharizo

Descendants

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cithara”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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