dulcimer

/ˈdʌlsɪmə/DUHL-sih-mur

/ˈdʌlsɪmɚ/DUHL-sih-mur

Meaningthe sweet (instrument)

Common meaning: a stringed instrument struck with hammers

dulcsweet, pleasantLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 617 · scan
mGreek noun ending (-ma) cut short
eragent ending: one who

Journey through time

Latindulcis‘sweet, pleasant’
Englishdulcimer‘a stringed instrument struck with hammers’ · today

dulc also in: dulcet

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dulcis ‘sweet, pleasant’.

Roots

dulcis Latin “sweet, pleasant”

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