Cither
/ˈsɪθə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of cittern. alt-of, alternative
- 2 a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings wordnet
- 3 a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers wordnet
Etymology
From Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára). Doublet of cithara, guitar, and zither.