Home › Words › W › waldzitherwaldzitherwaldzither means A type of stringed instrument, a cittern of German origin, with nine strings in five courses.EtymologyBorrowed from German Waldzither.nounA type of stringed instrument, a cittern of German origin, with nine strings in five courses.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.zither 64% match — A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips. vs waldzither →zithern 64% match — A zither vs waldzither →cittern 63% match — A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar. vs waldzither →gittern 60% match — A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain. vs waldzither →ceterone 59% match — A large cittern distinguished by the use of wire strings, and the presence of extra bass strings. vs waldzither →quintern 58% match — A type of four-stringed gittern, originating in Germany. vs waldzither →psalmodicon 57% match — A simple zither-like single-stringed chordophone (stringed instrument), played with a bow, of Scandinavian origin. vs waldzither →psaltery 56% match — A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum. vs waldzither →