zither
To play a zitherTo play a zither.
» Is the zither a hard instrument to learn?
Ist die Zither ein schwer zu erlernendes Instrument?
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Meaning
2 sensesTo play a zither.
To make a sound similar to that made by a zither; to move while making such a sound.
c. 1890, May Ostlere, Dead! London: Trischler, Chapter 3, p. 76, Now [the wind] swithered through the badly-fixed windows, making zithering sounds as of an army of cold and frozen-out mosquitoes […]
Examples
6 sentencesIs the zither a hard instrument to learn?
ruНа цитре сложно научиться играть?
deIst die Zither ein schwer zu erlernendes Instrument?
He accompanies his songs with sad chords played on a dodgy zither.
deEr begleitet seine Lieder mit traurigen Akkorden auf einer schlechten Zither.
He accompanies his songs with plaintive chords played on a poor-quality zither.
deEr begleitet seine Lieder mit traurigen Akkorden auf einer schlechten Zither.
The sound is quite similar to that of a dulcimer, psaltery, or zither.
deDer Klang ist dem von Dulcimer, Psalter oder Zither recht ähnlich.
Tom plays the zither.
Origin
Borrowed from German Zither, from Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from AncienBorrowed from German Zither, from Old High German zithara, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára, “a kind of harp”). Doublet of cithara, cither, and guitar.
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Forms
zithers, zithering, zithered, zitheredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle