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

Inflection

Second declension.

Case 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
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