citharistria

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κιθαρίστρια (kitharístria), feminine form of Ancient Greek κιθαριστής (kitharistḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ki.tʰaˈris.tri.a/, [kɪt̪ʰäˈrɪs̠t̪riä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.taˈris.tri.a/, [t͡ʃit̪äˈrist̪riä]

Noun

citharistria f (genitive citharistriae); first declension

1. a female player on the cithara

   Coordinate term: (male) citharista

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	citharistria	citharistriae
genitive	citharistriae	citharistriārum
dative	citharistriae	citharistriīs
accusative	citharistriam	citharistriās
ablative	citharistriā	citharistriīs
vocative	citharistria	citharistriae

References

• “citharistria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “citharistria”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers