kantele
See also: Kantele
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Etymology edit
From Finnish kantele. Ultimate etymology contested; see Proto-Finnic *kandël for theories.
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Noun edit
kantele (plural kanteles)
- (music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.[1]
- 1989, Elias Lönnrot, translated by Keith Bosley, The Kalevala, section XLIV:
- With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].
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traditional Finnish string instrument
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Verb edit
kantele
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Finnish edit
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Etymology 1 edit
See kannel.
Noun edit
kantele
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compounds
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Further reading edit
- “kantele”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
kantele