gusle
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian gȕsle／гу̏сле. Doublet of gusli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʊslə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
gusle (plural gusles)
- (music) A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.
- Synonym: lahuta
- 1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 30:
- Songs of Brankovich's speed are sung to the strains of the gusle.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
single-stringed instrument
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See also
References
- 1997. A History of European Folk Music. Jan Ling. Pg. 139.
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫsli.
Pronunciation
Noun
gȕsle f pl (Cyrillic spelling гу̏сле)
Declension
Declension of gusle
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | gȕsle |
| genitive | gȕsālā / gȕslī |
| dative | guslama |
| accusative | gusle |
| vocative | gusle |
| locative | guslama |
| instrumental | guslama |