kantele

From Finnish kantele. Ultimate etymology contested; see Proto-Finnic *kandel for theories.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæntələ/, /ˈkæntəleɪ/

kantele (plural kanteles)

1. (music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.[1]
   • 1989, Keith Bosley, translating Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala, XLIV:

     With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].

• Baltic psaltery
• chordophone
• psaltery
• zither

• concert kantele
• small kantele

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

kantele

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kantelen

• kanteel

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnteleˣ/, [ˈkɑn̪t̪e̞le̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑntele
• Syllabification^(key): kan‧te‧le

See kannel.

kantele

1. kantele

• kannel

• jouhikantele
• tuulikantele
• virsikantele

• Kanteletar

kantele

1. present active indicative connegative of kannella
2. second-person singular present imperative of kannella
3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kannella