siter

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch citer, from Middle Dutch cythaer, from Old Dutch cithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “kind of harp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsitər]
• Hyphenation: si‧têr
• Rhymes: -tər, -ər, -r

Noun

sitêr (first-person possessive siterku, second-person possessive sitermu, third-person possessive siternya)

1. (music) zither

Alternative forms

• sitar
• ziter (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• siteran

 

• siter bambu

 

Further reading

• “siter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Zither, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Noun

siter m (definite singular siteren, indefinite plural sitere, definite plural siterne)

1. (music) a zither

Alternative forms

• citer

Synonyms

• harpeleik

Etymology 2

Verb

siter

1. imperative of sitere

References

• “siter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “siter” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Zither, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Noun

siter m (definite singular siteren, indefinite plural siterar, definite plural siterane)

1. (music) a zither

Alternative forms

• citer

Synonyms

• harpeleik

References

• “siter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.