cithara (Stringed musical instrument

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• musical instrument — Introduction       any device for producing a musical sound. The principal types of such instruments, classified by the method of producing sound, are percussion (percussion instrument), stringed (stringed instrument), keyboard (keyboard… …   Universalium

• Cithara — Cith a*ra, n. [L. Cf. {Cittern}, {Guitar}.] (Mus.) An ancient stringed musical instrument resembling the harp. [Also spelled {kithara}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cithara —   n. ancient lyre like stringed musical instrument.    ♦ citharist, n. player on this …   Dictionary of difficult words

• kithara — /kith euhr euh/, n. a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached. Also, cithara. [1350 1400; ME < Gk kithára lyre; cf.… …   Universalium

• kithara — Cithara Cith a*ra, n. [L. Cf. {Cittern}, {Guitar}.] (Mus.) An ancient stringed musical instrument resembling the harp. [Also spelled {kithara}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• zither — zitherist, n. /zith euhr, zidh /, n. a musical instrument, consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings stretched over it, that is placed on a horizontal surface and played with a plectrum and the fingertips. [1840 50; < G < L cithara… …   Universalium

• lyre — /luyeur/, n. 1. a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used esp. to accompany singing and… …   Universalium

• guitar — [17] The Greek kithárā was a stringed musical instrument of the lyre family, which has bequeathed its name to a variety of successors. Via Latin cithara came English citole [14], a medieval stringed instrument, and German zither (borrowed by… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• guitar — [17] The Greek kithárā was a stringed musical instrument of the lyre family, which has bequeathed its name to a variety of successors. Via Latin cithara came English citole [14], a medieval stringed instrument, and German zither (borrowed by… …   Word origins

• guitar — 1620s, ultimately from Gk. kithara cithara, a stringed musical instrument related to the lyre, perhaps from Pers. sihtar (see SITAR (Cf. sitar)); the name reached English several times, including early 14c. giterne, in reference to various… …   Etymology dictionary

• zither — (n.) stringed musical instrument, 1850, from Ger. Zither, from O.H.G. zitara, from L. cithara, from Gk. kithara lute (see GUITAR (Cf. guitar)) …   Etymology dictionary