English → Latin
“guitar” in Latin
citharistacithara playercitharoedussinger who accompanies himself on the citharacitharistriaa female player on the cithara
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
guitar
*cithara Hispanica: a guitar player, citharista: citharoedus (if he accompanies his play with a song). Feminine, citharistria (Inscr.): citharoeda.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for guitar?
- The usual Latin words for “guitar” are citharista, citharoedus, citharistria. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.