luth

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

luth

borrowed in the 13th century from Spanish laúd, derived from Arabic al-aoûd, 'the wood', and in a specific sense 'the oud' or oriental lute. The initial l thus comes from the Arabic article al truncated and heard as fused with the following word.

Definitions

Plural

luths

Hyperonyms

instrument de musiqueinstrument à corde

Hyponyms

oudluth orientalshamisentéorbedotarsaztâr

Translations

  • germangerman:Laute
  • englishenglish:lute
  • arabicarabic:ال عود
  • koreankorean:류트
  • spanishspanish:laúd
  • finnishfinnish:luuttu
  • hebrewhebrew:לאוטה
  • italianitalian:liuto
  • japanesejapanese:リュート
  • dutchdutch:luit
  • polishpolish:lutnia
  • portugueseportuguese:alaúde
  • swedishswedish:luta
  • turkishturkish:ud

See also

luthier (cn.) luthiste (cn.)