zither
/ˈzɪðə/ZIH-thur
/ˈzɪðɚ/ZIH-thur
Meaninga lyre
Common meaning: a flat stringed instrument
- zitha lyre-like stringed instrumentLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 806 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek κιθάρα ‘a lyre-like stringed instrument’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry κιθάρα, p. 806 · dictionary scan
Roots
- κιθάρα Greek “a lyre-like stringed instrument”
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