Zither

See also: zither

German

Etymology

See late Middle High German zitterlein. From Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

See also Gitarre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪtɐ/
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Noun

Zither f (genitive Zither, plural Zithern)

zither

Declension

Declension of Zither

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zither	die	Zithern
genitive	einer	der	Zither	der	Zithern
dative	einer	der	Zither	den	Zithern
accusative	eine	die	Zither	die	Zithern

Derived terms

Zitherspieler
Streichzither

Descendants

Terms borrowed from Zither

English: zither
Romanian: țiteră
Russian: ци́тра (cítra)
Swedish: cittra

Further reading

Zither in Duden online
“Zither” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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