sistrumn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪstrəm/, U.S.

/ˈsɪstrəm/

Inflections: Plural sistra, sistrums.

Forms:

α. Middle English 1600s– sistrum, 1600s–1700s systrum.

β. 1600s systron, 1700s– sistron.

γ. 1600s sistre; Scottish pre-1700 sister.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sistrum.

Etymology: < classical Latin sistrum metal rattle used in the worship of Isis < Hellenistic Greek σείστρον < ancient Greek σείειν to shake (see seismic adj.) + -τρον , suffix forming nouns of instrument. Compare sistre n.The Latin noun was also borrowed into other European languages. Compare Middle French, French sistre (1527), Portuguese sistro (14th cent. as senstro ), Italian sistro (14th cent.). In β. forms with remodelling of the ending after Hellenistic Greek σείστρον; in γ. forms with omission of the ending.

A musical instrument consisting of a thin oval metal frame with transverse metal rods loosely fixed in it and a handle by which the frame is shaken to rattle the rods.Originating in ancient Egypt, the sistrum was used in Egyptian worship, and is still used in some Middle Eastern and African countries.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > rattle

sistruma1398

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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxliii. 1393 It is yproued þat Ysis, quene of Egipt, was þe firste fynder of sistrum.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1312 Upon the Absis or rundle of the Sistrum toward the toppe, they engrave the forme of a cat.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) xiii. 201 A Draught of all sorts of Sistrums, Crotaloes, Cymbals, Tympans, &c. in use among the Ancients.

1690 W. Baxter tr. Plutarch Of Isis & Osiris in M. Morgan et al. tr. Plutarch Morals IV. 142 As the Sistre hath its upper part convex, so its Circumference contains the Four things that are shaken.

a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. ii. 509 The instrument in her hand is the Sistrum of the Egyptians.

1789 A. Young Jrnl. 5 July in Trav. France (1792) i. 132 Mademoiselle Le Blanc singing to her systrum.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 63/2 Some writers have confounded the sistrum with the cymbals.

1889 M. M. Ripley tr. V. Duruy Hist. Greece (1890) I. vi. 369 (note) The two figures face each other, one holding the sistron.

1907 A. S. Griffiths tr. A. Erman Handbk. Egyptian Relig. iii. 72 Almost every lady took her part in the temple ceremonies as singer, and performed with the sistrum before the beautiful countenance of the god.

1962 M. Renault Bull from Sea ix. 101 I heard the soft tinkle of a sistrum. Five or six girls had come with instruments.

2002 N. Tosches In Hand of Dante 355 The many-rhythmed beating of drums and sistra spoke to him most directly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sistrum
释义	sistrumn. Brit. /ˈsɪstrəm/, U.S. /ˈsɪstrəm/ Inflections: Plural sistra, sistrums. Forms: α. Middle English 1600s– sistrum, 1600s–1700s systrum. β. 1600s systron, 1700s– sistron. γ. 1600s sistre; Scottish pre-1700 sister. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sistrum. Etymology: < classical Latin sistrum metal rattle used in the worship of Isis < Hellenistic Greek σείστρον < ancient Greek σείειν to shake (see seismic adj.) + -τρον , suffix forming nouns of instrument. Compare sistre n.The Latin noun was also borrowed into other European languages. Compare Middle French, French sistre (1527), Portuguese sistro (14th cent. as senstro ), Italian sistro (14th cent.). In β. forms with remodelling of the ending after Hellenistic Greek σείστρον; in γ. forms with omission of the ending. A musical instrument consisting of a thin oval metal frame with transverse metal rods loosely fixed in it and a handle by which the frame is shaken to rattle the rods.Originating in ancient Egypt, the sistrum was used in Egyptian worship, and is still used in some Middle Eastern and African countries. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > rattle sistruma1398 sistre1538 siester1595 gourd1596 maraca1598 salt-box1763 horse-fiddle1807 anklung1817 shack-shack1848 chac-chac1870 shaker1943 lagerphone1956 vibraslap1970 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxliii. 1393 It is yproued þat Ysis, quene of Egipt, was þe firste fynder of sistrum. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1312 Upon the Absis or rundle of the Sistrum toward the toppe, they engrave the forme of a cat. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) xiii. 201 A Draught of all sorts of Sistrums, Crotaloes, Cymbals, Tympans, &c. in use among the Ancients. 1690 W. Baxter tr. Plutarch Of Isis & Osiris in M. Morgan et al. tr. Plutarch Morals IV. 142 As the Sistre hath its upper part convex, so its Circumference contains the Four things that are shaken. a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. ii. 509 The instrument in her hand is the Sistrum of the Egyptians. 1789 A. Young Jrnl. 5 July in Trav. France (1792) i. 132 Mademoiselle Le Blanc singing to her systrum. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 63/2 Some writers have confounded the sistrum with the cymbals. 1889 M. M. Ripley tr. V. Duruy Hist. Greece (1890) I. vi. 369 (note) The two figures face each other, one holding the sistron. 1907 A. S. Griffiths tr. A. Erman Handbk. Egyptian Relig. iii. 72 Almost every lady took her part in the temple ceremonies as singer, and performed with the sistrum before the beautiful countenance of the god. 1962 M. Renault Bull from Sea ix. 101 I heard the soft tinkle of a sistrum. Five or six girls had come with instruments. 2002 N. Tosches In Hand of Dante 355 The many-rhythmed beating of drums and sistra spoke to him most directly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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