plectrum

Definition of the Latin term plectrum in music:

  1. plectrum (tool for playing a stringed instrument)
  2. lyre
  3. lute
Language
Latin
Singular
plectrum
Plural
plectri

Related terms

Latin musical terms related to plectrum:

  • pandura – pandura (lute of ancient Rome and Greece)
  • testudo – ancient Greek lyre...