"cithara" meaning in Latin

See cithara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkɪ.tʰa.ra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃiː.ta.ra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára), with the common vacillation in the unstressed /er~ar/, as in Caesar- ~ Caeser-, hilaris ~ hilerus, materis ~ mataris. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κιθάρα}} Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára) Head templates: {{la-noun|cithara<1>}} cithara f (genitive citharae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cithara<1>}} Forms: citharae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cithara [nominative, singular], citharae [nominative, plural], citharae [genitive, singular], citharārum [genitive, plural], citharae [dative, singular], citharīs [dative, plural], citharam [accusative, singular], citharās [accusative, plural], citharā [ablative, singular], citharīs [ablative, plural], cithara [singular, vocative], citharae [plural, vocative], citera [alternative], chitera [alternative], chitarus [alternative]
  1. (music) cithara, cittern, zither, lyre, lute, guitar Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cithara-la-noun-XUJuU434 Categories (other): Musical instruments, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 49 51 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (New Latin) ellipsis of cithara hispānica (“guitar”) Tags: New-Latin, abbreviation, alt-of, declension-1, ellipsis, feminine Alternative form of: cithara hispānica (extra: guitar)
    Sense id: en-cithara-la-noun-X1nLExkp Categories (other): Latin ellipses, New Latin, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: citharicen, citharista, citharizō

Inflected forms

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