noun
Meaning 1
One who plays the lute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lutist
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noun
Meaning 2
a musician who plays the lute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lutanist, lutenist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player
Narrower terms: Dowland, John Dowland
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lute Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lutist From lute + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: lantos — one who plays the lute
- Irish: seinnteoir liúite — one who plays the lute
- Italian: liutista — one who plays the lute
- Russian: лютни́ст (ljutníst) — one who plays the lute
- Russian: лютни́стка (ljutnístka) — one who plays the lute