kithara
[
kith
-er-
uh
]
/ˈkɪθ ər ə/
noun
1.
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
Also,
cithara
.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English
<
Greek
kithára
lyre; cf.
guitar
,
zither
British Dictionary definitions for
kithara
cithara
/
ˈsɪθərə
/
noun
1.
a stringed musical instrument of ancient Greece and elsewhere, similar to the lyre and played with a plectrum
Word Origin
C18: from Greek
kithara
kithara
/
ˈkɪθərə
/
noun
1.
a variant of
cithara