citharoedus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
citharoedus m (genitive citharoedī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | citharoedus | citharoedī |
| Genitive | citharoedī | citharoedōrum |
| Dative | citharoedō | citharoedīs |
| Accusative | citharoedum | citharoedōs |
| Ablative | citharoedō | citharoedīs |
| Vocative | citharoede | citharoedī |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- French: citharède
- French: cithariste
References[edit]
- “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