gittern

A 16th-century musical instrument, similar to a guitar, characterized by a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.

• 🇩🇪Ein Zupfinstrument des 16. Jahrhunderts, das der Gitarre ähnelt und einen birnenförmigen Korpus sowie Metallsaiten besitzt.

1. Historical musical instrument C2 formal

   A stringed musical instrument from the 16th century, similar to a guitar but with a pear-shaped body and wire strings.

   • The musician played a lively tune on the gittern.
   • Gitterns were popular in Renaissance courts.
   • The museum displayed a beautifully preserved gittern.

   🇩🇪Historisches Musikinstrument

   Synonyme: citherncittern