citharoedum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →citharoeda, citharoedae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Inscription
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
female singer-musician; (with self accompaniment on cithara/lyre);
gen. pl. - Entry →citharoedus, citharoedi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
singer-musician; (with self accompaniment on cithara/lyre); harpist (Ecc);
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Vitellius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...sacerdotum frequentia inferias Neroni dedit ac sollemni convivio citharoedum placentem palam admonuit, ut aliquid et de dominico diceret..."Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...aegrum temptantis venas medici similitudine aut citharoedum formatis ad modum percutientis nervos manibus ostendas, quod est genus quam..."
