archlute

archlute

See also: arch-lute

English

Etymology

From Italian arcileuto.

Noun

archlute (plural archlutes)

1. (music) A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.

Synonyms

• arciliuto
• arch-lute, archilute (obsolete)

Hyponyms

• liuti attiorbati (a small version of the standard archlute)

Derived terms

• archlutist

Translations

stringed musical instrument

Catalan: arxillaüt (ca) m Galician: arquilaúde m Italian: arciliuto m

Portuguese: arquilaúde m Spanish: archilaúd m

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• 1904. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 1. "Archlute". Edited by Sir George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland.
• 2004. Francesca Caccini's Il primo libro delle musiche of 1618. Francesca Caccini.