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
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈsis.tɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈsis.tɾe/
Noun
cistre m (plural cistres)
- cittern
Further reading
- “cistre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
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/
Audio (file)
Noun
cistre m (plural cistres)
- (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/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsiʃ.tɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsis.tɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsiʃ.tɾ(ɨ)/
Noun
cistre m (plural cistres)
- cittern (stringed instrument of the Renaissance)