lýra

See also: Lýra, lyra, and Lyra

Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊiːɹa/
    Rhymes: -ʊiːɹa
    Homophone: líra

Noun

lýra f (genitive singular lýru, plural lýrur)

  1. lyre (stringed instrument)

Declension
Declension of lýra
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lýra lýran lýrur lýrurnar
accusative lýru lýruna lýrur lýrurnar
dative lýru lýruni lýrum lýrunum
genitive lýru lýrunnar lýra lýranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːra/
    Rhymes: -iːra
    Homophone: líra

Noun

lýra f (genitive singular lýru, nominative plural lýrur)

  1. lyre (stringed instrument)
  2. lyre (music holder attached to a wind instrument)
  3. bell lyre (lyre-shaped glockenspiel used in marching bands)

Declension
declension of lýra
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lýra lýran lýrur lýrurnar
accusative lýru lýruna lýrur lýrurnar
dative lýru lýrunni lýrum lýrunum
genitive lýru lýrunnar lýra lýranna

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːra/
    Rhymes: -iːra

Noun

lýra f (genitive singular lýry, nominative plural lýry, genitive plural lýr, declension pattern of žena)

  1. lyre (stringed instrument)

Declension
Declension of lýra
singular plural
nominative lýra lýry
genitive lýry lýr
dative lýre lýram
accusative lýru lýry
locative lýre lýrach
instrumental lýrou lýrami

Further reading
  • “lýra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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