lute en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle French lut (modern luth), from Old French leüt, probably from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “wood”) (probably representing an Andalusian Arabic or North African pronunciation). Doublet of oud, lavta, and laouto.
Meanings
- A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lutes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
lutemaking · angel lute · lute-backed · mandolute · yoke lute · lutelike · lute guitar · archlute · lutite · bowl lute · spike lute · German lute · lutemaker · lutefish
Relateds
lutherie · archlute · luthier · lutanist · lutenist · luter · lutist
Translations (79)
th กระจับปี่ (stringed instrument) · tl laud (stringed instrument) · hy վին (stringed instrument) · gl laúde (stringed instrument) · tr lavta (stringed instrument) · hy լյուտնյա (stringed instrument) · ko 류트 (stringed instrument) · gu તંતુવાદ્ય (stringed instrument) · mt ljut (stringed instrument) · ms kecapi (stringed instrument) · sw gambusi (stringed instrument) · sq llautë (stringed instrument) · cmn 琉特琴 (stringed instrument) · sk lutna (stringed instrument) · mn хуур (stringed instrument) · fi luuttu (stringed instrument) · hu lant (stringed instrument) · ta வீணை (stringed instrument) · is lúta (stringed instrument) · uk лю́тня (stringed instrument) · da lut (stringed instrument) · he לָאוּטָה (stringed instrument) · sh лаута (stringed instrument) · et lauto (stringed instrument) · vi đàn luýt (stringed instrument) · vo lüt (stringed instrument) · cy liwt (stringed instrument) · fa بربط (stringed instrument) · oc laüt (stringed instrument) · ru лю́тня (stringed instrument) · fo luttur (stringed instrument) · bua хуур (stringed instrument) · grc πανδούρα (stringed instrument) · sa तन्त्री (stringed instrument) · ar عُود (stringed instrument) · nb lutt (stringed instrument) · ro lăută (stringed instrument) · fr luth (stringed instrument) · it liuto (stringed instrument) · af luit (stringed instrument) · xng ᠬᠤᠭᠤᠷ (stringed instrument) · ga liúit (stringed instrument) · uga 𐎓𐎄 (stringed instrument) · sh lauta (stringed instrument) · mg valiha (stringed instrument) · mk ле́јта (stringed instrument) · xal хуур (stringed instrument) · cs loutna (stringed instrument) · th พิณ (stringed instrument) · ca llaüt (stringed instrument) · lv lauta (stringed instrument) · es laúd (stringed instrument) · el λαούτο (stringed instrument) · pl lutnia (stringed instrument) · tr ut (stringed instrument) · de Laute (stringed instrument) · be лю́тня (stringed instrument) · te వీణ (stringed instrument) · fa لوت (stringed instrument) · nl luit (stringed instrument) · pt alaúde (stringed instrument) · sl lutnja (stringed instrument) · bg лю́тня (stringed instrument) · gu વીના (stringed instrument) · nn lutt (stringed instrument) · ka ბარბითი (stringed instrument) · la lyra (stringed instrument) · sh lutnja (stringed instrument) · lo ວີນາ (stringed instrument) · eo liuto (stringed instrument) · lt liutnia (stringed instrument) · hi वीणा (stringed instrument) · mk лаута (stringed instrument) · sv luta (stringed instrument) · cmn 魯特琴 /鲁特琴 (stringed instrument) · ja リュート (stringed instrument) · ckb عوود (stringed instrument) · sh лутња (stringed instrument) · vec lauto (stringed instrument)