Zither

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 German 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzɪ.ðɝ/

Etymology

from Latin cithara > Greek κιθάρα (lit., guitar)

Noun

zither

1. a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings, placed on a horizontal surface, and played with a plectrum and fingertips; similar to a dulcimer.

Translations

• Chinese: 琴, 古琴
• Czech: citera f.
• Danish: citer c.
• Dutch: cither c.
• Finnish: kantele
• French: cithare f.
• German: Zither m.
• Greek: τσίτερ n.
• Hebrew: ציתר m.
• Hungarian: citera
• Italian: cetra f.
• Latin: cithara f.
• Norwegian: citar m.
• Polish: cytra f.
• Portuguese: cítara f.
• Romanian: citeră f.
• Russian: цитра (citra) f.
• Slovak: citra f.
• Spanish: cítara f.
• Swedish: cittra c.

See also

• dulcimer

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʦi.tɜ/

Noun

Zither m.

1. zitherfr:zither

fi:zither zh:zither