lyra
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (musical instruments) lyre, lute
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek λύρα (lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λύρα
Gloss
lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lyre English
- Lyra Latin
- forma Latin
- legere Latin
- legō, lego, legere Latin
- lyratus Latin
- lyricen Latin
- lyricus Latin
- lyriformis Latin
- Lyra German
- líra Hungarian
- lírai Hungarian
- lírák Hungarian
- lirico Italian
- lier Dutch, Flemish
- lire French
- lyrique French
- лира Russian
- Lira Spanish, Castilian
- lira Spanish, Castilian
- lírico Spanish, Castilian
- λυρικός Ancient Greek
- λυριστής Ancient Greek
- λύρα Ancient Greek
- lira Portuguese
- lírico Portuguese
- lira Polish
- liric Irish
- lyrický Czech
- lire Old French
- relire Old French
- lýra Icelandic
- liere Middle Dutch
- liro Ido
- lýri Faroese
- liéthe Norman
- luure Norman
- lýra Slovak
- lira Slovene
- ܠܘܪܐ Classical Syriac