LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

citharoedus

citharoedus m (genitive citharoedī)

Meaning

  1. masculinesinger who accompanies himself on the cithara

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecitharoeduscitharoedī
genitivecitharoedīcitharoedōrum
dativecitharoedōcitharoedīs
accusativecitharoedumcitharoedōs
ablativecitharoedōcitharoedīs
vocativecitharoedecitharoedī

cĭthăroedus, i, m., = κιθαρῳδός,
I. one who plays on the cithara, accompanying it with the voice (diff. from citharista by the accompanying singing), Cic. Mur. 13, 29; id. de Or. 2, 80, 325; id. Tusc. 5, 40, 116; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 3; * Hor. A. P. 355; Quint 1, 12, 3; 4, 1, 2; 11, 3, 88; Suet. Ner. 20, 21; 20, 22; 20, 41; id. Vit. 4; id. Dom. 4 al.—In fem.: CITHAROEDA, ae, she who plays on and sings to the cithara, Inscr. Orell. 2611.—
b. Prov.: non omnes, qui habent citharam, sunt citharoedi, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 3.* † cĭthărus, i, m., = κίθαρος, a fish of the sole kind, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 146.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κιθαρῳδός (kitharōidós), from κιθάρα (kithára, “lyre”) + ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer”), the latter from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”), whence Latin borrowings auloedus (“flautist's accompanist”) and comoedus (“comic; thespian”).

Descendants
  • Frenchcitharède
  • Frenchcithariste

Quick answers

What does citharoedus mean in Latin?
citharoedus, a noun, means “singer who accompanies himself on the cithara”.
What is the genitive of citharoedus?
The genitive singular is citharoedī. citharoedus is masculine, second declension.