gitaar
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Either borrowed from French guitare (from Spanish) or directly from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).
"The guitar player" by Johannes Vermeer.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gitaar f or m (plural gitaren, diminutive gitaartje n)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Caribbean Javanese: kitar
LimburgishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gitaar f
InflectionEdit
Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
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Nominative | gitaar | gitare | gitaerke | gitaerkes |
Genitive | gitaar | gitare | gitaerkes | gitaerkes |
Locative | gitaeves | gitaeveser | gitaeveske | gitaeveskes |
Dative* | - | - | - | - |
Accusative* | gitaar | - | gitaerke | gitaerkes |
- The dative and accusative are obsolete nowadays, the nominative is used instead.