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Meaning of lyra | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1

[ˈly.ra]

Definitions

lyre, lute
declension-1, feminine
the northern constellation Lyra
declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

العربية عود

Bosanski lauta lutnja лира

Català llaüt

Čeština loutna

Dansk lut

Deutsch Laute Leier

Ελληνικά λαούτο λύρα

English Lute Lyra

Español laúd Lyra

فارسی بربط لوت

Suomi luuttu lyyra

Français lute luth lyra lyra lyre

Gaeilge liúit

Galego laúde

हिन्दी वीणा

Hrvatski lauta lutnja лира

Magyar lant

Հայերեն վին քնար

Íslenska lúta

Italiano liuto

日本語リュート

ქართული ბარბითი

한국어 거문고자리 류트

Latina chelys fidēs fidicula fidis

Монгол хуур

Bahasa Melayu kecapi

Malti ljut

Nederlands luit

Polski lutnia

Português alaúde lute Lyra

Română lăută

Русский лира лютня

Slovenščina lutnja

Српски lauta lutnja лира

Svenska luta

தமிழ் வீணை

తెలుగు వీణ

ไทย กระจับปี่ พิณ

Türkçe lavta lökün ut

Українська лютня

Examples

“‘septēna putāris, Plēiadum numerum, fīla dedisse lyrae’ ‘‘you are thought to have given seven – the number of the Pleiads – strings to the lyre’’”

(The muse Calliope credits Hermes/Mercury with inventing the lyre, and giving it seven strings to honor his mother Maia, eldest of the Pleiades (Greek mythology).)

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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