gitaar

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Etymology

Either borrowed from French guitare (from Spanish) or directly from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

"De gitaarspeelster" van Johannes Vermeer.
"The guitar player" by Johannes Vermeer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣiˈtaːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gi‧taar
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

gitaar f or m (plural gitaren, diminutive gitaartje n)

  1. (music) guitar

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: kitar

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French guitare, from Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα (kithára).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʝiˈtaːʁ/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧taar
  • Rhymes: -aːʁ

Noun

gitaar f

  1. guitar