How to pronounce cittern
American English pronunciation
SIT-ern
- IPA
- /ˈsɪtɚn/
- Syllables
- SIT · ern (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cittern means
An old lute-like instrument with wire strings
In a sentence: In the castle hall, a musician plucked a merry tune on his cittern.
Where it comes from: It seems to be a blend of two old instrument names, cither and gittern.
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