harp

Meaning

Noun

1. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
2. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
3. (colloquial) Any musical instrument.
4. (colloquial) Any musical instrument.
5. (Scotland) A grain sieve.
6. The component of a lamp to which one attaches the lampshade, consisting of a lightweight frame that usually surrounds the bulb with an attachment at the top for the finial.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of harp seal.

Verb

1. (derogatory, usually, with-on) To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.
2. (transitive) To play on (a harp or similar instrument).
3. (transitive) To play (a tune) on the harp.
4. (archaic, transitive) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.

Synonyms

mouth harp

harmonica

mouth organ

dwell

guitar

🎸

insist

insist on

jew’s harp

musical instrument

organ

persevere

😣

persist

piano

psaltery

talk

🗣️

jews’ harp

Jew’s harp

thumb-piano

mouth bow

bowl-type cutter

beldam

Jew's harp

beldame

crone

cuckoo

hag

Translations

harpe

arpa

arpa

Harfe

harp

harpa

άρπα

arpa

arp

gaita

harpa

harmonica

harmônica

قيثار

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: harpe

Inherited from Old English: hearpe

Cognate with Scots: hairp

Cognate with Western Frisian: harpe

Cognate with Low German: Harp

Cognate with Dutch: harp

Cognate with German: Harfe

Cognate with Danish: harpe

Cognate with Swedish: harpa

In summary

From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”).

Sentences

Barbee plays guitar , bass guitar , drums , harp and xylophone .