cither

Examples

• All

• The museum displayed a rare cither from the Renaissance era.

• He learned to play the cither as part of his study of early music.

• The cither is a beautiful instrument.

• I love to play the cither at family gatherings.

• He learned to play the cither as part of his study of early music.

• The delicate sound of the cither filled the old concert hall.

• The museum displayed a rare cither from the Renaissance era.

Synonyms

Z

zither

vscither

3 9.9

A flat wooden musical instrument with many strings plucked while it lies flat

is shaped for a body and not played flat on a board

C

cithern

vscither

• Archaic

9.9

An old 16th-century string instrument like a guitar with a pear-shaped body and wire strings

is broader and not limited to a specific 16th century form

C

cittern

vscither

• Archaic

9.9

A small 16th-century stringed instrument like a guitar with a pear-shaped body and metal strings

is a general historical instrument not limited to Renaissance popularity

G

gittern

vscither

• Archaic

9.9

A small old instrument with strings like an early guitar

is a wider historical term not tied to those specific eras

C

citole

vscither

• Archaic

9.9

A string instrument from the Middle Ages like a small guitar with a rounded body and metal strings

is the general plucked instrument not specific to that medieval time range

Z

zithern

vscither

• Archaic

9.9

A flat instrument with strings you pluck while it lies on your lap

is built with a distinct body and not played flat on a board

Surface Forms

Etymology