gittern

Meaning

Noun

A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain.

Verb

To play on the gittern.

Synonyms

cither

cithern

citole

cittern

zither

zithern

Translations

guiterne

μεσαιωνική κιθάρα

cistre

cítara

guitarra

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citole

Quintern

cithara

Etymology

From Old French guiterne, ultimately from Latin cithara. Doublet of cittern.