guitar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɪt.ɑɹ/ (Southern-US)
- /ɡɪˈtɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā)bor. Aramaic קיתרא (qīṯārā)bor. Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor. Old Spanish guitarra Spanish guitarrabor. English guitar From Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā). Doublet of cithara, cither, and zither, but not related to sitar.
Meanings
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A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
She was carrying her guitar in a fancily-decorated case.
Learning to strum the guitar rhythmically is essential.
The band is looking for a new guitar player.
- Any type of musical instrument of the lute family, characterized by a flat back, along with a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guittar | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| gittar | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| guitars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Baroque guitar · bass guitar · cigar box guitar · eight-string guitar · air guitar · flamenco guitar · lyre-guitar · bowed guitar · keytar · rhythm guitar · armónico guitar · lute-guitar · guitar pick · guitar string · cigar-box guitar · Spanish guitar · guitarfish · four-string guitar · clitar · guitarmony · lead guitar · guitalele · nylon-string guitar · banjitar · bottleneck guitar · contraguitar · Schrammel guitar · guitar pop · pedal steel guitar · acoustic guitar · guitar fiddle · parlour guitar · seven-string guitar · guitar-cello · guitarist · lute guitar · moon guitar · classical guitar · guitarscape · steel string guitar · sympitar · guitarwork · harp-guitar · electric guitar · palm wine guitar · steel-string guitar · guitar-player · steel guitar · romantic guitar · parlor guitar · guitaristic · guitarlike · guitar hero · twelve-stringed guitar · harp guitar · resonator guitar · guitjo · table steel guitar · lap steel guitar · Selmer guitar · lutar · guitarless · guitalin · tenor guitar · baritone guitar · console steel guitar · guitary · slide guitar · Portuguese guitar · guitar cello · Hawaiian guitar · Russian guitar
Descendants
gita · 結他 · गिटार · igita · ગિટાર · ጊታር · গিটার · giita · giotár · กีตาร์ · giotàr · giitare · ギター · 기타 · kida · 结他 · 吉他
Hypernyms
chordophone · stringed instrument · musical instrument
Hyponyms
acoustic guitar · electric guitar · bass guitar
Meronyms
pickguard · fret · truss rod · headstock · neck · scratchplate · nut · peghead · bridge · fretboard · string
Relateds
capotasto · capo · pick · plectrum
Synonyms
Translations (141)
ky гитара (musical instrument) · ar قِيثَارَة (musical instrument) · tr gitar (musical instrument) · xaa قيثارة (musical instrument) · mn гитар (musical instrument) · ur گِٹار (musical instrument) · esu kitalaq (musical instrument) · frr Gitari (musical instrument) · sw gitaa (musical instrument) · ar جِيتَار (musical instrument) · uz gitara (musical instrument) · cv гитара (musical instrument) · mk гита́ра (musical instrument) · tl gitara (musical instrument) · vi lục huyền cầm (musical instrument) · rcf gitar (musical instrument) · iso igita (musical instrument) · cmn 吉他 (musical instrument) · si ගිටාරය (musical instrument) · shu قتار (musical instrument) · yue 結他 /结他 (musical instrument) · vec chitara (musical instrument) · sq kitarë (musical instrument) · ro ghitară (musical instrument) · ast guitarra (musical instrument) · pt guitarra (musical instrument) · id gitar (musical instrument) · nn gitar (musical instrument) · ko 기타 (musical instrument) · sh гита́ра (musical instrument) · lv giča (musical instrument) · nds-de Gitarr (musical instrument) · th กีตาร์ (musical instrument) · de Gitarre (musical instrument) · rm ghitarra (musical instrument) · la fides (musical instrument) · km ហ្គីតា (musical instrument) · sv gitarr (musical instrument) · hak 吉他 (musical instrument) · vi tây ban cầm (musical instrument) · ru гита́ра (musical instrument) · et kitarr (musical instrument) · gd giotàr (musical instrument) · vi đàn ghi-ta (musical instrument) · nan-hbl 吉他 (musical instrument) · lo ກິຕາ (musical instrument) · fy Gitaar (musical instrument) · lt gitara (musical instrument) · nv agaanstsiin (musical instrument) · lo ກີຕ້າ (musical instrument) · el κιθάρα (musical instrument) · af kitaar (musical instrument) · gsw Gitarre (musical instrument) · ga giotár (musical instrument) · yi גיטאַרע (musical instrument) · stq Gitar (musical instrument) · tk gitara (musical instrument) · is gítar (musical instrument) · alt гитара (musical instrument) · kk гитара (musical instrument) · hu gitár (musical instrument) · sl kitara (musical instrument) · ja ギター (musical instrument) · es guitarra (musical instrument) · it chitarra (musical instrument) · tt гитара (musical instrument) · ny gitala (musical instrument) · nrf dgitare (musical instrument) · osp çedra (musical instrument) · pt violão (musical instrument) · gv gitar (musical instrument) · km គីតា (musical instrument) · yi גיטאַר (musical instrument) · iso ijita (musical instrument) · gl guitarra (musical instrument) · ug گىتار (musical instrument) · nv daaltązhgo bee ndajinéhígíí (musical instrument) · ka გიტარა (musical instrument) · vi ghi-ta (musical instrument) · mi rakuraku (musical instrument) · sk gitara (musical instrument) · es jarana (musical instrument) · li gitaar (musical instrument) · gmw-cfr Jitta (musical instrument) · osp cedra (musical instrument) · kw gitar (musical instrument) · chr ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ (musical instrument) · fr guitare (musical instrument) · izh gitari (musical instrument) · la cithara (musical instrument) · ckb گیتار (musical instrument) · rue ґіта́ра (musical instrument) · kmr gîtar (musical instrument) · lv ģitāra (musical instrument) · ca guitarra (musical instrument) · ms gitar (musical instrument) · be гіта́ра (musical instrument) · arz جِيتَار (musical instrument) · eo gitaro (musical instrument) · tg гитара (musical instrument) · mt kitarra (musical instrument) · nb gitar (musical instrument) · mr गिटार (musical instrument) · bg кита́ра (musical instrument) · az gitara (musical instrument) · ta கித்தார் (musical instrument) · nl gitaar (musical instrument) · cs kytara (musical instrument) · my ဂီတာ (musical instrument) · iso akpata-ifi (musical instrument) · cy gitâr (musical instrument) · ht gita (musical instrument) · bo རྒྱུད་དྲུག (musical instrument) · kaa gitar (musical instrument) · ext quitarra (musical instrument) · br gitar (musical instrument) · da guitar (musical instrument) · ce гитара (musical instrument) · uk гіта́ра (musical instrument) · he גִּיטָרָה (musical instrument) · ti ጊታር (musical instrument) · hil gitara (musical instrument) · pl gitara (musical instrument) · acw قيتار (musical instrument) · cmn 六弦琴 (musical instrument) · ia guitarra (musical instrument) · pdt Ji'toa (musical instrument) · nrf gùitâre (musical instrument) · bn গিটার (musical instrument) · wuu 吉他 (musical instrument) · am ጊታር (musical instrument) · hi गिटार (musical instrument) · ro chitară (musical instrument) · te గిటారు (musical instrument) · fa-ira گیتار (musical instrument) · hy կիթառ (musical instrument) · uli giita (musical instrument) · ps ګيتار (musical instrument) · bew hitar (musical instrument) · sh gitára (musical instrument) · fi kitara (musical instrument)