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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescetra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃe.tra
"Il musicista suonava la cetra con grande maestria."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A musical instrument comprising a flat wooden soundboard and many strings, played while laid flat or held across the lap, plucked with a plectrum or fingers.
"He played a haunting folk melody on his traditional Alpine zither." - 2
A concert zither featuring a fretted fingerboard alongside a large number of unstopped accompaniment and bass strings.
"The cinematic theme relied entirely on the distinctive tremolo sound of the zither."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin cithara, which traces back to the ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithara), a type of ancient lyre. Through Middle High German zîtera, the term evolved in modern German as Zither, subsequently being adopted into English in the late 18th century to describe various flat-stringed musical instruments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zither" is said worldwide
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cithare
Transliteration: si-tar
"Elle joue de la cithare avec beaucoup d'expressivité."
Zither
Transliteration: tsɪtɐ
"Die Zither ist ein traditionelles Saiteninstrument in den Alpen."
cetra
Transliteration: tʃe.tra
"Il musicista suonava la cetra con grande maestria."
cítara
Transliteration: si.ta.ɾa
"La cítara produce un sonido muy característico."
cítara
Transliteration: si.tɐ.ɾɐ
"A cítara é um instrumento de cordas dedilhadas."
सितार
Transliteration: sitaar
"वह बहुत सुंदर ढंग से सितार बजाता है।"
齐特琴
Transliteration: qítèqín
"齐特琴是一种古老的弹拨乐器。"
치터
Transliteration: chiteo
"그는 전통 치터 연주법을 배웠다."
ツィター
Transliteration: tsitā
"ツィターはアルプス地方の伝統的な楽器です。"
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