Word: cittern
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cit
tern
Definition: A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets.
Morphemes:
Affix: cither
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of cittern; a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cithara
Language: la
Decoded: cithara
PoS: Noun
Meaning: cithara, lyre, lute, guitar
Affix: gittern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cithara
Language: la
Decoded: cithara
PoS: Noun
Meaning: guitar