citharista

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κιθαριστής (kitharistḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ki.tʰaˈris.ta/, [kɪt̪ʰäˈrɪs̠t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.taˈris.ta/, [t͡ʃit̪äˈrist̪ä]

Noun

citharista m (genitive citharistae); first declension

1. cithara player

   Synonym: citharicen

   Coordinate term: (female) citharistria

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	citharista	citharistae
genitive	citharistae	citharistārum
dative	citharistae	citharistīs
accusative	citharistam	citharistās
ablative	citharistā	citharistīs
vocative	citharista	citharistae

References

• “citharista”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “citharista”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• citharista in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “citharista”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly