Definition
A person who plays the cittern, a plucked stringed instrument similar to a guitar that was popular in Renaissance Europe.
Etymology
Compound of cittern (from Old French cithare, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara) and head (Old English heafod). The term emerged in the 16th-17th centuries when the cittern was widely played in Europe.
Kelly Says
The cittern was so popular in the 1500s-1600s that it inspired specific insults—citternheads were sometimes mocked as amateur musicians or showoffs, much like we might joke about someone being a 'guitarist' today. It tells us music snobbery is centuries old!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሳይትራ አንድ
sa-i-tra and
ARالعربية
رأس العود
raʾs al-ʿūd
BNবাংলা
সিটারের মাথা
si-ˈtā-rer mā-tha
CACatalà
cap de cítara
kap de si-ˈtaːrə
CSČeština
hlava citoř
hlava ci-ˈtoř
DADansk
citternens hoved
si-ˈtɛr-nəns hʊːvd
DEDeutsch
Zupfgeigekopf
tsʊpˈɡaɪ̯ɡəˌkɔpf
ELΕλληνικά
κεφάλι κιθάρας
kef-ˈali ki-ˈθa-ras
ESEspañol
cabeza de cittern
kah-ˈbes-ah deh si-ˈtɛr-n
FISuomi
siitternin pää
si-ˈtɛr-nin pɛː
FRFrançais
tête de cithare
tet deh si-ˈtaːr
GUGU
સિટારનું મુખ
si-ˈtaːr-nu mu-kh
HAHA
ciitarin gaba
ci-ˈtaːr-in ga-ba
HEעברית
ראש גיטרה
rosh git-ra
HIहिन्दी
सितार का सिर
sitar kā sir
HUMagyar
citera fej
ci-ˈtɛr-a fej
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala kecapi
ke-pa-la ke-ca-pi
IGIG
isi-cittern
i-si-ˈtɛrn
ITItaliano
testa della cittara
ˈtesta della ˈtʃitara
JA日本語
シタールの頭
shitaāru no atama
KKKK
сырнай басы
syr-ˈnaɪ ba-sy
KMKM
ចHeader ស៊ីតារ
cha-ˈhɛːd si-ˈtaːr
KO한국어
시타라 머리
sita-ra meori
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala gitar
ke-pa-la gi-ˈtar
MYမြန်မာ
စိတာရ နှုတ်
si-ta-ra n̥ʊʔ
NLNederlands
hoofd van de cittern
hoofd van de si-ˈtɛrn
NONorsk
citternhodet
si-ˈtɛr-nə-ho-det
PAPA
ਸਿਤਾਰ ਦਾ ਸਿਰ
si-ˈtaːr da sir
PLPolski
głowa cytry
ˈɡwɔva ˈt͡sɨtrɛ
PTPortuguês
cabeça de cítara
kaˈβɛsɐ ðɨ siˈtaɾɐ
RORomână
capul de chitară
ka-pul deh chi-ˈtară
RUРусский
Голова цитры
golova tsitry
SVSvenska
citterns huvud
si-ˈtɛr-nəns hʊːd
SWKiswahili
kichwa cha gita
ki-ˈtʃwa cha gi-ˈta
TAதமிழ்
சைத்தர தலை
sa-i-t-ra ta-lai
TEతెలుగు
సిటారు తల
si-ˈtaːru ta-la
TLTL
ulo ng gitar
u-lo ng gi-ˈtar
TRTürkçe
citara başı
sita-ra baʃı
UKУкраїнська
Голова цитри
golova cytri
URاردو
سِیتار کا سر
si-ˈtaːr kā sar
VITiếng Việt
Đầu đàn cítara
đầu đàn xi-ta-ra
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀tì
o-ro e-ti
ZH中文
小提琴头
xiǎo tí qín tóu
ZUZU
isigqokosi se-sitaari
i-si-gqo-ko-si se-si-ˈtaːri