kithara

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κιθάρᾱ (kithárā). Doublet of cithara, etc.

Noun

kithara (plural kitharas or kitharai)

1. Alternative form of cithara
   • 1908, Arthur Elson, Woman's Work in Music‎^[1]:

     Its great development, as well as the use of many small instruments (kithara, flute, etc.), go far to prove that music must have formed a larger part of woman's domestic life than the actual records show.