clarsach

American  

[klair-sakh, -suhkh, klahr-] / ˈklɛər sæx, -səx, ˈklɑr- /

Or clairseach,

noun

1. an ancient Irish and Scottish harp.

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clarsach British  

/ ˈklɑrsəx, ˈklɑːsək /

noun

1. the Celtic harp of Scotland and Ireland

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Etymology

Origin of clarsach

< Scots Gaelic clàrsach (compare Scots clareschaw ) or Irish cláirseach, MIr cláirsech

Example Sentences

Now, says Sophie Rocks, leader of clarsach group The Willow Trio who are rehearsing in a garage studio, it's time for a new tune.

From BBC • May 3, 2021

It is the music of the clarsach, the old Gaelic harp, which ripples over the air and down the ages.

From BBC • May 3, 2021

The clarsach was the harp proper; that is, the small Celtic harp.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

So he took the little clarsach he had for hymns, for he was the best harper on Iona, and struck the strings, and sang.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

Genitive is formed from the Nominative, by inserting i after the characteristic vowel, as, b�s mas. death, Gen. sing. b�is; fuaran m. a fountain, g. s. fuarain; clarsach f. a harp, g. s. clarsaich.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander