Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kithara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: kithara
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cithara.

Example Sentences

"Its great development, as well as the use of many small instruments (kithara, flute, etc.), go far to prove that music must have formed a larger part of woman's domestic life than the actual records show."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κιθάρᾱ (kithárā). Doublet of cithara, etc.

Inflected Forms

kitharas (plural) kitharai (plural)

Questions

What does kithara mean?: Alternative form of cithara.
Where does kithara come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κιθάρᾱ (kithárā). Doublet of cithara, etc.

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