zither
zith·er- any of a family of musical instruments with strings stretched across a flat soundboard and plucked, bowed, struck with mallets, etc., as the dulcimer, koto, psaltery, etc.
- a folk instrument of this type of Austria and S Germany
Origin of zither
German from Classical Latin cithara from Classical Greek kithara, lute
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zither
also zith·ern
noun
Origin of zither
German from Middle High German zitter from Old High German zitera from Latin cithara cithara from Greek kitharāRelated Forms:
- zith′er·ist
noun
zither
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(plural zithers)
- A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings, placed on a horizontal surface, and played with a plectrum and fingertips; similar to a dulcimer. In the Norwegian harpeleik and Swedish cittra versions, the instrument is considered a chorded zither and usually has 7 (Norwegian) to 9 (Swedish) chords, some with as many as 11 strings each, which are mostly strummed and damped as chords, although sometimes plucked. The Norwegian harpeleik and Swedish cittra are still in production by a German manufacturer.
A zither
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