giterne

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gyterne geteron, geterne, getyrne (especially Northern or North Midland) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French guiterne, from Old French guiterne, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), from Aramaic קיתרא, from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā). First attested in 1381. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡiˈtɛrn(ə)/, /ˈɡitɛrn(ə)/ IPA(key): /ɡeːˈtɛrn(ə)/, /ˈɡeːtɛrn(ə)/ (especially Northern or North Midland, with open-syllable lengthening) === Noun === giterne (plural giternes) gittern (medieval musical instrument) ==== Descendants ==== English: gittern ⇒ English: cittern ==== References ==== “giterne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.