lyre en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /lɑə̯ ~ lɑː/ (UK) triphthong smoothing
- /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ (US)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈlaɪ.ə/ (UK)
- /laɪɹ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English lire (13th c.), from Old French lire, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρᾱ (lúrā, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and Lyra.
Meanings
- An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
- An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke. ▸ Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
- A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
- (obsolete) A composer of lyric poetry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lyres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lyre-tailed · lyre-guitar · lyrist · bell lyre · lyre snake · lyriferous · lyriform · lyrism · lyreless · lyre sponge · lyrichord · lyretail · lyrelike
Relateds
lyric · lyrate · lyrebird · lyrical · Lyra
Synonyms
yoke lute (a general class of instruments)
Translations (56)
de Lyra (stringed musical instrument) · sh lȋra (stringed musical instrument) · fa چنگ (stringed musical instrument) · da lyre (stringed musical instrument) · sv lyra (stringed musical instrument) · pms lira (stringed musical instrument) · pl lira (stringed musical instrument) · tr lir (stringed musical instrument) · grc κιθάρα (stringed musical instrument) · bg лира (stringed musical instrument) · grc λύρα (stringed musical instrument) · cop ⲗⲩⲣⲁ (stringed musical instrument) · grc φόρμιγξ (stringed musical instrument) · hy քնար (stringed musical instrument) · fa چنگ رومی (stringed musical instrument) · sq sharkë (stringed musical instrument) · ar كِنَّارَة (stringed musical instrument) · it lira (stringed musical instrument) · la lyra (stringed musical instrument) · hil árpa (stringed musical instrument) · ja ライアー (stringed musical instrument) · eo liro (stringed musical instrument) · sk lýra (stringed musical instrument) · sw kinubi kidogo (stringed musical instrument) · ang hearpe (stringed musical instrument) · es lira (stringed musical instrument) · lt lyra (stringed musical instrument) · alt лира (stringed musical instrument) · uga 𐎋𐎐𐎗 (stringed musical instrument) · sl lira (stringed musical instrument) · ru ли́ра (stringed musical instrument) · el λύρα (stringed musical instrument) · is lýra (stringed musical instrument) · is lýra (lyre-shaped music holder) · et lüüra (stringed musical instrument) · fo lýri (stringed musical instrument) · fr lyre (stringed musical instrument) · ga lir (stringed musical instrument) · io liro (stringed musical instrument) · de Leier (stringed musical instrument) · he כִּנּוֹר (stringed musical instrument) · eu lira (stringed musical instrument) · ca lira (stringed musical instrument) · sq jongarsharki (stringed musical instrument) · zh 里拉 (stringed musical instrument) · ro liră (stringed musical instrument) · sw lira (stringed musical instrument) · hu líra (stringed musical instrument) · fi lyyra (stringed musical instrument) · cs lyra (stringed musical instrument) · cop ⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ (stringed musical instrument) · oc lira (stringed musical instrument) · cy telyn gron (stringed musical instrument) · pt lira (stringed musical instrument) · ota چنك (stringed musical instrument) · nl lier (stringed musical instrument)