gusle
English
Alternative forms
- gusla
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian gȕsle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʊslə/
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Noun
gusle (plural gusles)
- (music) A single-stringed lute-like stringed instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.
- 1988, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, translating Milorad Pavić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage 1989, p. 30:
- Songs of Brankovich's speed are sung to the strains of the gusle.
- 1988, Christina Pribićević-Zorić, translating Milorad Pavić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage 1989, p. 30:
Hypernyms
- chordophone
- lyre
- monochord
- stringed instrument
Derived terms
- guslar (someone who plays a gusle)
Related terms
- gusli
Translations
single-stringed instrument
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See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
References
- 1997. A History of European Folk Music. Jan Ling. Pg. 139.
Further reading
Gusle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Guels, glues, gules, luges
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gǫsli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡûsle/
- Hyphenation: gus‧le
Noun
gȕsle f pl (Cyrillic spelling гу̏сле)
- gusle
Declension
Declension of gusle
plural | |
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nominative | gȕsle |
genitive | gȕsālā / gȕslī |
dative | guslama |
accusative | gusle |
vocative | gusle |
locative | guslama |
instrumental | guslama |
Derived terms
- gȕslār