Masculine

luth

Meaning

lute, a stringed instrument

Frequency

38k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lyt/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, leüz, probably borrowed from Old Occitan laüt or laütz, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “wood”); possibly through the intermediate of Old Spanish alod, alaut, laúd.

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