archlute

See also: arch-lute

English

Etymology

From Italian arcileuto.

Noun

archlute (plural archlutes)

A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.

Synonyms

arciliuto
arch-lute, archilute (obsolete)

Hyponyms

liuti attiorbati (a small version of the standard archlute)

Derived terms

archlutist

Translations

stringed musical instrument

Catalan: arxillaüt (ca) m
Galician: arquilaúde m
Italian: arciliuto m
Portuguese: arquilaúde m
Spanish: archilaúd m
Swedish: ärkeluta c

See also

Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

1904. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 1. "Archlute". Edited by Sir George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland.
2004. Francesca Caccini's Il primo libro delle musiche of 1618. Francesca Caccini.

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