kantele

English
A kantele.

Etymology

From Finnish kantele, from a Baltic language, from Proto-Baltic *kantla.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkantələ/, /ˈkɑːntəleɪ/

Noun

kantele (plural kanteles)

  1. (music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.[2]
    • 1989, Keith Bosley, translating Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala, XLIV:
      With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • concert kantele
  • small kantele

See also
  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References
  1. Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210
  2. 2003. "Kantele". Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Pg. 440.

Translations

Dutch

Verb

kantele

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kantelen

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology 1

See kannel.

Alternative forms

Noun

kantele

  1. kantele
Declension
Declension of kantele (type askel)
singular plural
nominative kantele
kannel		 kantelet
kanteleet
genitive kantelen
kanteleen		 kantelien
kannelten
kanteleiden
kanteleitten
partitive kannelta
kanteletta		 kantelia
kanteleita
accusative kantele
kantelen
kanteleen		 kantelet
inessive kantelessa
kanteleessa		 kantelissa
kanteleissa
elative kantelesta
kanteleesta		 kantelista
kanteleista
illative kanteleen
kanteleeseen		 kanteliin
kanteleisiin
adessive kantelella
kanteleella		 kantelilla
kanteleilla
ablative kantelelta
kanteleelta		 kantelilta
kanteleilta
allative kantelelle
kanteleelle		 kantelille
kanteleille
essive kantelena
kanteleena		 kantelina
kanteleina
translative kanteleksi
kanteleeksi		 kanteliksi
kanteleiksi
instructive – kantelin
kantelein
abessive kanteletta
kanteleetta		 kantelitta
kanteleitta
comitative – kantelineen
kanteleineen
Compounds

Etymology 2

Verb

kantele

  1. Indicative present connegative form of kannella.
  2. Second-person singular imperative present form of kannella.
  3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kannella.
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