psaltes

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ψαλτής (psaltḗs, harp-player), from ψάλλω (psállō, to pluck; to play the harp). See psallō.

Noun

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psaltēs m (genitive psaltae); first declension

  1. minstrel (player on the cithara)
  2. psalmist

Declension

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First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

References

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  • psaltes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • psaltes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • psaltes in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016