gusli

English

A laptop gusli

Etymology

From Russian гу́сли (gúsli).

Noun

gusli (plural guslis)

1. (music) A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.

Hypernyms

• chordophone
• psaltery
• stringed instrument

Hyponyms

• clavichord gusli
• helmet gusli
• winged gusli

Related terms

• gusle

Translations

an ancient Russian musical instrument

• Belarusian: гу́слі f pl (húsli)
• Bulgarian: гу́сла f (gúsla)
• Carpathian Rusyn: гу́слї f pl (húslji)
• Catalan: gusla (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古斯里琴 (gǔsīlǐqín)

• Czech: gusli f pl
• Finnish: gusli (fi)
• French: gousli (fr) pl
• Georgian: გუსლი (gusli)
• German: Gusli (de) pl
• Japanese: グースリ (gūsuri)
• Komi-Zyrian: гусли (gusľi)
• Korean: 구슬리 (guseulli)
• Macedonian: гусла f (gusla)
• Marathi: गुसली f (guslī)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: кӱсле (küsĺe)

  Western Mari: кӓрш (kärš)

• Polish: gusli f pl
• Russian: гу́сли (ru) f pl (gúsli)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: гу̏сле f pl

  Roman: gȕsle (sh) f pl

• Slovak: gusli f pl
• Slovene: gusle f pl
• Udmurt: крезь (kreź)
• Ukrainian: гу́слі f pl (húsli)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

• iglus, uglis

Finnish

Etymology

< Russian гу́сли (gúsli)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡusli/, [ˈɡus̠li]
• Rhymes: -usli
• Syllabification^(key): gus‧li

Noun

gusli

1. gusli

Declension

Inflection of gusli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		gusli	guslit
genitive		guslin	guslien
partitive		guslia	gusleja
illative		gusliin	gusleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gusli	guslit
accusative	nom.	gusli	guslit
	gen.	guslin
genitive		guslin	guslien
partitive		guslia	gusleja
inessive		guslissa	gusleissa
elative		guslista	gusleista
illative		gusliin	gusleihin
adessive		guslilla	gusleilla
ablative		guslilta	gusleilta
allative		guslille	gusleille
essive		guslina	gusleina
translative		gusliksi	gusleiksi
abessive		guslitta	gusleitta
instructive		—	guslein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gusli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative guslini guslini accusative nom. guslini guslini gen. guslini genitive guslini guslieni partitive gusliani guslejani inessive guslissani gusleissani elative guslistani gusleistani illative gusliini gusleihini adessive guslillani gusleillani ablative gusliltani gusleiltani allative guslilleni gusleilleni essive guslinani gusleinani translative guslikseni gusleikseni abessive guslittani gusleittani instructive — — comitative — gusleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative guslisi guslisi accusative nom. guslisi guslisi gen. guslisi genitive guslisi gusliesi partitive gusliasi guslejasi inessive guslissasi gusleissasi elative guslistasi gusleistasi illative gusliisi gusleihisi adessive guslillasi gusleillasi ablative gusliltasi gusleiltasi allative guslillesi gusleillesi essive guslinasi gusleinasi translative gusliksesi gusleiksesi abessive guslittasi gusleittasi instructive — — comitative — gusleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative guslimme guslimme accusative nom. guslimme guslimme gen. guslimme genitive guslimme gusliemme partitive gusliamme guslejamme inessive guslissamme gusleissamme elative guslistamme gusleistamme illative gusliimme gusleihimme adessive guslillamme gusleillamme ablative gusliltamme gusleiltamme allative guslillemme gusleillemme essive guslinamme gusleinamme translative gusliksemme gusleiksemme abessive guslittamme gusleittamme instructive — — comitative — gusleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative guslinne guslinne accusative nom. guslinne guslinne gen. guslinne genitive guslinne guslienne partitive guslianne guslejanne inessive guslissanne gusleissanne elative guslistanne gusleistanne illative gusliinne gusleihinne adessive guslillanne gusleillanne ablative gusliltanne gusleiltanne allative guslillenne gusleillenne essive guslinanne gusleinanne translative gusliksenne gusleiksenne abessive guslittanne gusleittanne instructive — — comitative — gusleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative guslinsa guslinsa accusative nom. guslinsa guslinsa gen. guslinsa genitive guslinsa gusliensa partitive gusliaan gusliansa guslejaan guslejansa inessive guslissaan guslissansa gusleissaan gusleissansa elative guslistaan guslistansa gusleistaan gusleistansa illative gusliinsa gusleihinsa adessive guslillaan guslillansa gusleillaan gusleillansa ablative gusliltaan gusliltansa gusleiltaan gusleiltansa allative guslilleen guslillensa gusleilleen gusleillensa essive guslinaan guslinansa gusleinaan gusleinansa translative guslikseen gusliksensa gusleikseen gusleiksensa abessive guslittaan guslittansa gusleittaan gusleittansa instructive — — comitative — gusleineen gusleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• guslinsoittaja