Definition
Plural of cittern; multiple plucked stringed instruments with a flat, pear-shaped body used especially in Renaissance and baroque music.
Etymology
Plural form of cittern, which derives from Old French cithare via Latin and Greek origins meaning 'lyre' or 'harp.' The instrument name traveled across languages as the instrument itself spread through European courts.
Kelly Says
Citterns were so affordable and portable compared to lutes that they became the 'ukulele of the Renaissance'—ordinary people could actually learn them, making music-making democratic in a way it hadn't been before.
Translations
CACatalà
citarres
si-ˈtaːr-es
CSČeština
citoře
ci-ˈtoře
DADansk
citterns
si-ˈtɛr-nəs
DEDeutsch
Zupfgeigen
tsʊpˈɡaɪ̯ɡən
ELΕλληνικά
κιθάρες
ki-ˈθa-res
ESEspañol
citterns
si-ˈtɛr-ns
FISuomi
siitternit
si-ˈtɛr-nit
FRFrançais
citernes
si-ˈtɛrn
HIहिन्दी
सितारें
si-ˈtā-rēn
HUMagyar
citera
ci-ˈtɛr-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecapi
ke-ca-pi
IGIG
isi-cittern
i-si-ˈtɛrn
ITItaliano
citarre
chi-ˈtar-re
KMKM
ចHeader ស៊ីតារ
cha-ˈhɛːd si-ˈtaːr
MSBahasa Melayu
gitar
gi-ˈtar
NLNederlands
citterns
si-ˈtɛrn
PTPortuguês
citaras
si-ˈta-rɐs
RORomână
chitara
chi-ˈtară
SVSvenska
citterns
si-ˈtɛr-nəs
SWKiswahili
gitari
gi-ˈta-ri
TAதமிழ்
சைத்தர்கள்
sa-i-t-r-kalg
TEతెలుగు
సిటారులు
si-ˈtaːr-lu
TRTürkçe
citara
si-ˈtɑːrɑ
UKУкраїнська
цитри
tsi-tri
VITiếng Việt
đàn cítara
dan si-ˈtaːr-a
ZUZU
ama-sitaari
a-ma-si-ˈtaːri