citharoedus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κιθαρῳδός (kitharōidós), from κιθάρα (kithára, lyre) +‎ ἀοιδός (aoidós, singer), the latter from ἀείδω (aeídō, I sing), whence Latin borrowings auloedus (flautist's accompanist) and comoedus (comic; thespian).

Noun

citharoedus m (genitive citharoedī); second declension

  1. singer who accompanies himself on the cithara

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative citharoedus citharoedī
genitive citharoedī citharoedōrum
dative citharoedō citharoedīs
accusative citharoedum citharoedōs
ablative citharoedō citharoedīs
vocative citharoede citharoedī

Descendants

  • French: citharède
  • French: cithariste

References

  • citharoedus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • citharoedus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • citharoedus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • citharoedus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers