different between lyra vs lira

English

Etymology 1

Noun

lyra

1. (anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
   • 1840, Alexander Tweedie, William Wood Gerhard, A system of practical medicine: Volume 1 (page 295)

     The vessels of the brain generally are often distended and gorged with blood, the lyra especially being fully injected.

Etymology 2

Noun

lyra (plural lyras)

1. A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.

Anagrams

• Lary, RYLA, Rayl, Ryal, aryl, lyar, ryal, yarl

Czech

Etymology

From Latin lyra (“a lyre, a lyric”), from Ancient Greek ???? (lúr?, “a lyre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?ra/
• Rhymes: -?ra
• Hyphenation: ly?ra
• Homophone: lira

Noun

lyra f

1. lyre (ancient musical instrument) [19th c.]

Declension

Related terms

• lyrický
• lyrik
• lyrika

References

Anagrams

• ryla

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (lúra, “lyre”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ly.ra/, [?l??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?li.ra/, [?li???]

Noun

lyra f (genitive lyrae); first declension

1. (music) lyre, lute

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• lyricen
• lyricus
• lyrist?s

Descendants

• English: Lyra
• Spanish: lira

References

• lyra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lyra in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lyra in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lyra in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lyra f (definite singular lyra, indefinite plural lyrer or lyror, definite plural lyrene or lyrone)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by lyre
2. definite singular of lyre

Swedish

Noun

lyra c

1. a lyre (a stringed musical instrument)
2. a European pollock (Pollachius pollachius)

   Synonyms: lyrtorsk, (regional) bleksej, bleka

3. (brännboll) a catch without the ball having touched the ground

Declension

Derived terms

a catch in brännboll

• enhandslyra

Anagrams

• ylar

English

Etymology 1

From Italian lira, from Latin l?bra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic ??????? (l?ra), Maltese lira, Greek ???? (líra), and Hebrew ??????? (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of libra and livre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l????/
• Rhymes: -????

Noun

lira (plural lire or liras)

1. The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
2. The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
3. The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro

Noun

lira (plural lirot or liroth or liras)

1. The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

Translations

See also

• £

Etymology 2

From Ukrainian ???? (lira), ultimately related to the Byzantine lyra (Ancient Greek ???? (lúra)). Doublet of Lyra and lyre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l????/
• Rhymes: -????

Noun

lira

1. A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.

Etymology 3

From Latin l?ra (“furrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la???/
• Rhymes: -a???
• Homophones: lyra, Lyra

Noun

lira (plural lirae)

1. Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs

Anagrams

• Lair, aril, lair, lari, liar, rail, rial

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?li.??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?li.?a/

Etymology 1

From Latin libra

Noun

lira f (plural lires)

1. lira (currency)

Related terms

• lliura

Etymology 2

From Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúra), attested from the 15th century.

Noun

lira f (plural lires)

1. lyre (an ancient stringed musical instrument)

Related terms

• líric
• lírica

References

Further reading

• “lira” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lira” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lira” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Etymology

From Italian lira, from Latin l?bra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?ra/
• Rhymes: -?ra
• Hyphenation: li?ra
• Homophone: lyra

Noun

lira f

1. lira (former currency of Italy) [19th c.]
2. lira (currency of Turkey)
3. lira (former currency of Israel)

Declension

Related terms

• libra

References

Further reading

• lira in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• lira in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Verb

lira

1. third-person singular future of lire

Anagrams

• rail

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li.ra/
• Hyphenation: lì?ra

Etymology 1

From Latin l?bra.

Noun

lira f (plural lire)

1. lira

Etymology 2

From Latin lyra.

Noun

lira f (plural lire)

1. lyre

   Synonym: cetra

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *loiz?, from Proto-Indo-European *lóyseh? (“following, track; furrow”), from *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”).

Cognate with Oscan feminine ablative plural ???????????????????????????????????? (luisarifs, the name of a month, perhaps "in which the furrows are drawn"), Old High German leisa (“track”) (German Gleis), Old Church Slavonic ???? (l?xa, “field bed, furrow”), Old Prussian lyso (“field bed”), Proto-Germanic *lizan? (“to know, understand”), *laizijan? (“teach”), *liznan? (“learn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?li?.ra/, [?li??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?li.ra/, [?li???]

Noun

l?ra f (genitive l?rae); first declension

1. the earth thrown up between two furrows, a ridge
2. (agriculture) furrow

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

References

• lira in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lira in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lira in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Doublet of lire.

Noun

lira m (definite singular liraen, indefinite plural liraar or liraer or lira, definite plural liraane or liraene)

1. (numismatics) lira (currency of Malta)
2. (numismatics) lira (currency of Turkey)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

lira f

1. definite singular of lire
2. definite singular of lire

References

• “lira” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lihwizô, *ligwizô (“thigh; groin”), from Proto-Indo-European *lek?s-, *lewks- (“groin”). More at lire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?.r?/

Noun

l?ra m (nominative plural l?ran)

1. fleshy part of the body without fat or bone; brawn; muscle

Declension

Derived terms

• l?reht

Related terms

• l?ow

Descendants

• Middle English: lire, lyre
  • English: lire

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?i.ra/

Etymology 1

Ancient Greek ???? (lúra).

Noun

lira f

1. lyre
2. black grouse's tail

Declension

Etymology 2

Maltese, Turkish, both from Italian lira, from Latin l?bra (“pound”).

Noun

lira f

1. lira (former currency of Malta)
2. lira (the basic unit of currency in Turkey)

Declension

See also

• lir

Further reading

• lira in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• lira in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin lyra

Noun

lira f (plural liras)

1. lyre (a stringed musical instrument)

Etymology 2

From Latin libra

Noun

lira f (plural liras)

1. lira (unit of currency)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lî?ra/
• Hyphenation: li?ra

Noun

l?ra f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. lyre

Declension

References

• “lira” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Old French lire, from Latin lyra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lí?ra/

Noun

l?ra f

1. lyre (musical instrument)

Inflection

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?a/, [?li.?a]

Etymology 1

From Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúra).

Noun

lira f (plural liras)

1. lyre

Derived terms

• ave lira
• gallo lira

Etymology 2

From Italian lira, from Latin libra. Doublet of libra.

Noun

lira f (plural liras)

1. lira (former currency of Italy)

Further reading

• “lira” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Verb

lira (present lirar, preterite lirade, supine lirat, imperative lira)

1. (colloquial) to play (a sport, an instrument or a game)

Conjugation

Anagrams

• ilar, liar

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish lira (“lyre”), from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúra).

Noun

lira

1. lyre

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lira (“lira”), from Latin libra. Doublet of libra.

Noun

lira

1. lira (former currency of Italy)

Etymology 3

Noun

lirà

1. swollen and reddened eyelids

Turkish

Etymology

From Italian lira.

Noun

lira (definite accusative liray?, plural liralar)

1. Turkish lira.

Declension

See also

• Türk liras?
• liret (Italian lira)
• ?talyan lireti