- cither
- noun Etymology: French cithare, from Latin cithara kithara, from Greek kithara Date: 1606 cittern
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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cither — n. a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; the {zither}. It is played with a plectrum and with fingers. Syn: zither, zithern. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cither — Cither, 1) (Mus.), so v. w. Zither; 2) Schatzkammer in einer Kirche … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Cither — Cither, s. Zither … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cither — Cither, S. Zither … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
cither — [sith′ər] n. 〚Fr cithare /span> CITHARA〛 CITTERN * * * cith·er (sĭthʹər, sĭthʹ ) n. A cittern. [French cithare, kitaire, from Latin cithara … Universalium
cither — [sith′ər] n. [Fr cithare < CITHARA] CITTERN … English World dictionary
cither — Cister нем. [ци/стэр] cistre фр. [систр] cither англ. [си/тэ] систр, ср. век. струнный щипковый инструм … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
cither — cith·er || sɪθə n. old musical instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box (related to the guitar), also cithern … English contemporary dictionary
cither — cith·er … English syllables
cither — /ˈsɪθə/ (say sithuh) noun → zither. Also, cithern /ˈsɪθən/ (say sithuhn). {Latin cithara kithara} …
