Lute
Definition
An ancient plucked string musical instrument, having a vaulted pear-shaped resonance box, a short neck bent backwards at a right angle, provided with frets; a lute. It was extremely popular in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries, and in the Romanian space, it represented the core instrument of early folk musicians before the widespread adoption of the violin.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Lute
- Plucked instrument
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural and case variations based on standard patterns. |
| Formation | Historical loanword originating from the Arabic 'al-ʿūd' (the wood) or via Neo-Latin tracks, preserving the integrated prothetic article. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈləw.tə] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Historical Musical Instruments and Ethnomusicology Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Muzeul de Istorie expune o alăută renascentistă remarcabil de bine conservată, fabricată din lemn de arțar.
EN: The History Museum displays a remarkably well-preserved Renaissance lute, manufactured from maple wood.
RO: Muzicantul a acordat strunele de mătase ale acelei vechi alăute înainte de a începe balada curteană.
EN: The musician tuned the silk strings of that old lute before beginning the courtly ballad.
RO: În cronicile medievale se arată că nicio petrecere domnească nu se putea desfășura fără sunetul dulce de alăută.
EN: In medieval chronicles, it is shown that no princely party could take place without the sweet sound of a lute.
Idioms & Phrases
Sunet de alăută / Sound of a lute
RO: Senzație acustică caldă, discretă și rezonantă, caracteristică instrumentelor muzicale din lemn cu spatele bombat.
EN: A warm, discrete, and resonant acoustic sensation characteristic of wooden musical instruments with a vaulted back.
A zice din alăută / To play the lute
RO: Expresie arhaică și populară folosită pentru a descrie actul de a interpreta o melodie la acest instrument cu coarde.
EN: An archaic and popular phrase used to describe the act of performing a melody on this stringed instrument.
Alăută bătrânească / Traditional folk lute
RO: Varietate locală de lăută sau cobză, utilizată istoric de barzii populari pentru a acompania recitarea poemelor eroice.
EN: A local variety of lute or cobza, historically used by folk bards to accompany the recitation of heroic poems.
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