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.
| 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