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)

  1. 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

Hyponyms
Hyponyms of Zither
  • Akkordzither
  • Alpenländische Zither
  • Autoharp
  • Brettzither
  • Diskantzither
  • Kastenzither
  • Konzertzither
  • Rahmenzither
  • Röhrenzither
  • Schalenzither
  • Scherrzither
  • Stabzither
  • Streichzither
  • Tastenzither

Compounds
Compounds of Zither

Descendants
Terms borrowed from Zither

Further reading
  • Zither in Duden online
  • “Zither” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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