citharistria

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

citharistria f (genitive citharistriae); first declension

  1. a female player on the cithara
    Coordinate term: (male) citharista

Declension

First-declension noun.

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