English

A kantele.

Noun

kantele ‎(plural kanteles)

1. (music) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.^[2]
   • 1989, Keith Bosley, translating Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala, XLIV:

     With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].

Hypernyms

• Baltic psaltery
• chordophone
• psaltery
• zither

Hyponyms

• concert kantele
• small kantele

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

1. ↑ Andrew Sihler, New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, OUP, 1995, page 210.
2. ↑ 2003. "Kantele". Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Pg. 440.

Translations

Dutch

Verb

kantele

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kantelen

Anagrams

• kanteel

Finnish

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• kannel

Noun

kantele

1. kantele

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

kantele

1. Indicative present connegative form of kannella.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of kannella.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kannella.