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English
Image:Cithare.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A zither
Pronunciation
IPA: /Ëzɪ.ðÉ/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪðÉ(r)|-ɪðÉ(r)
Etymology
from Latin cithara > Greek κιθάÏα (lit., guitar)
Noun
en-noun
- 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. In the Norwegian harpeleik and Swedish cittra versions, the instrument is considered a chorded zither and usually has 7 (Norwegian) to 9 (Swedish) chords, some with as many as 11 strings each, which are mostly strummed and damped as chords, although sometimes plucked. The Norwegian harpeleik and Swedish cittra are still in production by a German manufacturer.
Translations
trans-top|musical instrument
Bosnian: citra f
Chinese: t-|cmn|ç´|scHani|xsMandarin, t-|cmn|å¤ç´|scHani|xsMandarin
Croatian: citra f
Czech: t-|cs|citera|f
Danish: t-|da|citer|c
Dutch: t+|nl|citer|c
Finnish: t-|fi|sitra
French: t-|fr|cithare|f
German: t-|de|Zither|f
Greek: t|el|ÏÏίÏεÏ|n|sc=Grek
Hebrew: t|he|צ×תר|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|citera
Icelandic: t-|is|sÃtar|m
Italian: t+|it|cetra|f
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Latin: t-|la|cithara|f
Norwegian: t-|no|citar|m, t-|no|harpeleik
Polish: t|pl|cytra|f
Portuguese: t-|pt|cÃtara|f
Romanian: t-|ro|Å£iterÄ|f
Russian: t|ru|ÑиÑÑа|f|trcitra|scCyrl
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ÑиÑÑа f
:Roman: citra f
Slovak: t|sk|citra|f
Slovene: t|sl|citre|f|p
Spanish: t-|es|cÃtara|f
Swedish: t|sv|cittra|c
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Derived terms
zitherist
Related terms
autoharp
dulcimer
harpeleik
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