The sound is quite similar to that of a dulcimer, psaltery, or zither.
Source: tatoeba (8877942)
Psaltery
//ˈsɒl.tə.ɹi//
Synonyms for "psaltery" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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5 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 26 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- سُنْطُور آلَةْ مُوسِيقِيَّة noun (instrument)
Bulgarian
1 entries- псалтерий noun (instrument)
Catalan
1 entries- saltiri noun (instrument)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 薩泰里琴 noun (instrument)
Czech
1 entries- žalář noun (instrument)
Dutch
1 entries- psalter noun (instrument)
Estonian
1 entries- psalteerium noun (instrument)
Finnish
1 entries- psalttari noun (instrument)
German
1 entries- Psalter noun (instrument)
Japanese
1 entries- プサルタリー noun (instrument)
Korean
2 entries- 솔터리 noun (instrument)
- 프살테리움 noun (instrument)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- гуслинин noun (instrument)
Macedonian
1 entries- псалтир noun (instrument)
Manx
1 entries- claasagh rea noun (instrument)
Middle English
2 entries- sauter noun (instrument)
- sauterie noun (instrument)
Old Church Slavonic
2 entries- псалътꙑрь noun (instrument)
- псалътꙑр҄ь noun (instrument)
Polish
2 entries- psalterion noun (instrument)
- psalterium noun (instrument)
Portuguese
1 entries- saltério noun (instrument)
Romanian
2 entries- alăută noun (instrument)
- psalterion noun (instrument)
Russian
1 entries- псалтерион noun (instrument)
Spanish
1 entries- salterio noun (instrument)
Swedish
1 entries- psaltare noun (instrument)
Tagalog
1 entries- salterio noun (instrument)
Thai
1 entries- เครื่องดนตรีโบราณ noun (instrument)
Ukrainian
1 entries- псалтир noun (instrument)
Welsh
2 entries- nabl noun (instrument)
- saltring noun (instrument)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Mary plays the psaltery.
Source: tatoeba (8985149)
And at the dedication of the wall of Ieruſalem, they ſought the Leuites out of all their places, to bꝛing them to Ieruſalem, to keepe the dedication with gladneſſe, both with thankeſgiuings and with ſinging, with cymbals, pſalteries, and with harpes.
Source: wiktionary
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