Zither

Concepts

zither

cither

cittern

sitar

Zither

Synonyms

Sitar

Cister

Translations

citer

cithare

cítara

cítara

cetra

cithara

cítara

τσίτερ

zither

zither

Cetra

citara

Cithare

σαντούρι

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

zittere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡sɪtɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German: zithara

In summary

See late Middle High German zitterlein. From Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).
See also Gitarre.