GITTERN

Meaning of GITTERN in English

n. a medieval stringed instrument, a forerunner of the guitar.

Etymology: ME f. OF guiterne: cf. CITTERN, GUITAR

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

GITTERN — noun Etymology: Middle English giterne, from Middle French guiterne, modification of Old Spanish guitarra guitar Date: 14th century a medieval …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GITTERN — R ˈgid.ərn or -itərn, - R -id.ən or -it ə n or -itən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GITTERN — (v. i.) To play on gittern.
Английский словарь Webster
GITTERN — (n.) An instrument like a guitar.
Английский словарь Webster
GITTERN — ( v. i. ) To play on gittern.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GITTERN — ( n. ) An instrument like a guitar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GITTERN — /git"euhrn/ , n. cittern.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GITTERN — noun Etymology: Middle English giterne, from Middle French guiterne, modification of Old Spanish guitarra guitar Date: 14th century : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GITTERN — vi to play on gittern. 2. gittern ·noun an instrument like a guitar.
Webster English vocab
GITTERN — [ 'gɪtə:n ] ■ noun a lute-like medieval stringed instrument, forerunner of the guitar. Origin ME: from OFr. guiterne ; …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GITTERN — [git.tern] n [ME giterne, fr. MF guiterne, modif. of OSp guitarra guitar] (14c): a medieval guitar
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GITTERN — either of two medieval stringed musical instruments, the guitarra latina and the guitarra morisca. The latter was also known as …
Britannica English vocabulary
GITTERN — n. a medieval stringed instrument, a forerunner of the guitar. [ME f. OF guiterne: cf. CITTERN, GUITAR]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GITTERN — n. a medieval stringed instrument, a forerunner of the guitar. [ ME f. OF guiterne: cf. CITTERN, GUITAR ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GITTERN — (устаревшее) кифара; лира
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GITTERN — n уст. кифара; лира
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GITTERN — (n) кифара; лира
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GITTERN — n уст. кифара; лира
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GITTERN — n уст. кифара; лира
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GITTERN — (устаревшее) кифара; лира
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GITTERN — n. Pronunciation: ' gi-t ə rn Function: noun Etymology: Middle English giterne, from Middle French guiterne, modification of Old Spanish …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CITTERN — also cithern or cithren noun Etymology: blend of cither and gittern Date: 1566 a Renaissance stringed instrument like a guitar …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CITTERN — ˈsid.ə(r)n noun or cith·ern -ithə(r)n, -th- ; or cith·ren -ithrən ( -s ) Etymology: blend of cither and gittern : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CITTERN — /sit"euhrn/ , n. an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CITTERN — noun also cith·ern ˈsi-thərn, -thərn ; or cith·ren ˈsi-thrən Etymology: blend of cither and gittern Date: 1566 : a Renaissance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CITTERN — [ 'sɪt(ə)n ] ■ noun a lute-like stringed instrument with a flattened back and wire strings, used in 16th- and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CITTERN — [cit.tern] also cith.ern or cith.ren n [blend of cither and gittern] (1566): a Renaissance stringed instrument like a guitar with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MANDORA — also spelled Mandola, small, pear-shaped musical instrument of the lute family, played from about the 12th to the 18th century. …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUITAR — n. a usu. six-stringed musical instrument with a fretted finger-board, played by plucking with the fingers or a plectrum. øøguitarist …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CITTERN — n. hist. a wire-stringed lutelike instrument usu. played with a plectrum. [L cithara, Gk kithara a kind of harp, assim. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUITAR — n. a usu. six-stringed musical instrument with a fretted finger-board, played by plucking with the fingers or a plectrum. guitarist …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CITTERN — n. hist. a wire-stringed lutelike instrument usu. played with a plectrum. [ L cithara, Gk kithara a kind of harp, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English vocab

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