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cithara.

cithara, lyre; lute, guitar (L+S);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɪ.tʰa.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃiː.ta.ra]
  1. cithara, cittern, zither, lyre, lute, guitar

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. ellipsis of cithara hispānica (“guitar”)

    New-Latin · abbreviation · alt-of · declension-1 · ellipsis · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára), with the common vacillation in the unstressed /er~ar/, as in Caesar- ~ Caeser-, hilaris ~ hilerus, materis ~ mataris.

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