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gittern

medieval necked bowl lute
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gittern

Summary

gittern is a type of musical instrument[1]. gittern draws 838 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #137 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • gittern's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • gittern is a type of necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum[4].
  • gittern's Commons category is recorded as Gittern[5].
  • gittern's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.321-6[6].
  • gittern's different from is recorded as mandore[7].
  • gittern's different from is recorded as bandurria[8].

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Definition and Type

gittern's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. gittern is a type of necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum[4].

Why It Matters

gittern draws 838 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #137 of 399).[2] gittern has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] gittern is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum
    Aliases → —
    Different from → mandore, bandurria
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295571, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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