zither

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
2. Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin or Norwegian harpeleik; especially any chordophone without a neck, and with strings that pass over the body.

Verb

1. To play a zither.
2. To make a sound similar to that made by a zither; to move while making such a sound.

Konzepte

Zither

altgriechische Zither

Kithara

-n

Synonyme

cither

zithern

cittern

gittern

lyre

stringed musical instrument

Chinese cymbalo

Chinese dulcimer

cithern

citole

Übersetzungen

cithare

cítara

citer

cítara

cetra

cítara

cithara

zither

τσίτερ

zither

σαντούρι

cetra tirolese

kithara

citara

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈzɪ.ðə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Borrowed from German Zither, from Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “a kind of harp”). Doublet of cithara, cither, and guitar.