Lydian

Lydian

English

Etymology

From Lydia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪdɪən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪdi.ən/

Noun

Lydian (plural Lydians)

1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia.

Translations

native or inhabitant of Lydia

Finnish: lyydialainen (fi) German: Lyder (de) m, Lyderin f, Lydier m, Lydierin f Greek: Λυδός (el) m (Lydós) Ancient: Λυδός m (Ludós) Hungarian: líd Irish: Lidiach Polish: Lidyjczyk (pl) m, Lidyjka (pl) f Portuguese: lídio (pt) m Russian: лидиец (ru) m (lidijec), лидийка f (lidijka)

Proper noun

Lydian

1. An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.

Translations

language

Armenian: լիդիերեն (hy) (lidieren) Catalan: lidi m Finnish: lyydia (fi) German: Lydisch (de) n Hungarian: líd Irish: Lidis f Polish: lidyjski (pl) m Portuguese: lídio (pt) m Russian: лидийский (ru) (lidijskij) Swedish: lydiska (sv) c

Adjective

Lydian (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Lydia, or its people, language or culture.
2. (music) Designating a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938:

     And all the while sweet Musicke did diuide / Her looser notes with Lydian harmony […]

Derived terms

• hypolydian
• Hypomixolydian
• Mixolydian

Translations

pertaining to Lydia

Finnish: lyydialainen (fi) German: lydisch (de) Greek: λυδικός (el) (lydikós) Hungarian: líd Irish: Lidiach Polish: lidyjski (pl) m Portuguese: lídio (pt) m Russian: лидийский (ru) (lidijskij)

See also

• Category:Lydian language

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code xld (SIL)