Zither

See also: zither

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Zither

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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/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: zitter

Noun

Zither f (genitive Zither, plural Zithern)

1. (music) zither

Declension

Declension of Zither [feminine]

	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

Related terms

• Zitherbauer
• Zithermusik
• Zitherring
• Zithersaite
• Zitherspiel
• Zitherspieler
• Zitherverein

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