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How do you use Kantele in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Kantele in a sentence

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Kantele | Kanteletar

Kantele meaning

A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.

Using Kantele

  • The main meaning on this page is: A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.
  • In the example corpus, kantele often appears in combinations such as: and kantele, kantele is.

Context around Kantele

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

finnish 1× small 1× traditional 1× first 1×

Often after:

generally 1×

Sentence patterns with Kantele

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

especially if kantele is played 1× songs and kantele as legacy 1× songs and kantele to the 1× the finnish kantele generally has 1× the first kantele is made 1× the traditional kantele has neither 1× though small kantele with between 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the finnish kantele 1× the traditional kantele 1× this angers väinämöinen 1× this occurs especially 1× väinämöinen sails away 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a drone 1× as his legacy 1× folk music ensemble 1× kantele as legacy 1× kantele is made 1× wooden brackets ponsi 1×

Words around Kantele

Just before it in the word index:

kanteerava 3 kante 69 kantaris 4 kantara 7 kantar 38 kantanshi 3

Just after it in the word index:

kanteletar 2 kanten 2 kanter 49 kantha 4 kanthak 3 kanthi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 abasi 8

Corpus analysis for Kantele

  • In this selection, "kantele" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, finnish, small, traditional and generally stand out and add context to how "kantele" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include especially if kantele is played and songs and kantele as legacy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kantele" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kantele

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Väinämöinen sails away leaving only his songs and kantele as legacy. (11 words)

This angers Väinämöinen who leaves Kalevala after bequeathing his songs and kantele to the people as his legacy. (18 words)

While on their journey they kill a monstrous pike and from its jaw bone the first kantele is made. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The Finnish kantele generally has a diatonic tuning though small kantele with between 5 and 15 strings are often tuned to a gapped mode missing a seventh and with the lowest pitched strings tuned to a fourth below the tonic as a drone. (43 words)

The traditional kantele has neither bridge nor nut, the strings run directly from the tuning pegs to a metal bar (varras) set into wooden brackets (ponsi). (26 words)

This occurs especially if kantele is played as a solo instrument or as a part of a folk music ensemble. (20 words)

Example sentences (6)

The Finnish kantele generally has a diatonic tuning though small kantele with between 5 and 15 strings are often tuned to a gapped mode missing a seventh and with the lowest pitched strings tuned to a fourth below the tonic as a drone.

The traditional kantele has neither bridge nor nut, the strings run directly from the tuning pegs to a metal bar (varras) set into wooden brackets (ponsi).

This angers Väinämöinen who leaves Kalevala after bequeathing his songs and kantele to the people as his legacy.

This occurs especially if kantele is played as a solo instrument or as a part of a folk music ensemble.

Väinämöinen sails away leaving only his songs and kantele as legacy.

While on their journey they kill a monstrous pike and from its jaw bone the first kantele is made.

Common combinations with kantele

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kantele" in a sentence?
An example: "The Finnish kantele generally has a diatonic tuning though small kantele with between 5 and 15 strings are often tuned to a gapped mode missing a seventh and with the lowest pitched strings tuned to a fourth below the tonic as a drone." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "kantele" from authentic English texts.
What does "kantele" mean?
Kantele means: A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.
How many example sentences with "kantele" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "kantele", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.