cistre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French citre, from Vulgar Latin cithera, from Latin cithara (itself from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára)), and probably influenced by sistre, from Latin sistrum. Doublet of cítara and guitarra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsis.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsis.tɾe]

Noun

cistre m (plural cistres)

1. cittern

Further reading

• “cistre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French citre, from Vulgar Latin cithera, from Latin cithara (itself from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára)), and probably influenced by sistre, from Latin sistrum. Doublet of cithare and guitare. Cf. also citole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sistʁ/

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Noun

cistre m (plural cistres)

1. (music) cittern

Further reading

• “cistre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cistro

Etymology

Borrowed from French cistre, from Middle French citre, from Latin cithara. Doublet of cítara, guitarra, and cítola.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsis.tɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsis.tɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʃ.tɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsis.tɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʃ.tɾɨ/

Noun

cistre m (plural cistres)

1. cittern (stringed instrument of the Renaissance)