Lyra

Lyra

See also: lyra and lýra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ.ɹə/, /ˈlɪəɹ.ə/
• Rhymes: -aɪɹə, -ɪɹə

Proper noun

Lyra

1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.
2. (rare) A female given name
   • 2003, Philip Pullman, Lyra's Oxford

     A little parapet ran all the way around the square roof, and Pantalaimon often draped his pine-marten form over the mock-battlements on the corner facing south, and dozed while Lyra sat below with her back against the sun-drenched stone, studying the books she'd brought up with her.

Derived terms

• Lyrae
• Lyrid

Translations

constellation

Finnish: Lyyra (fi), Lyra French: Lyre (fr) f Galician: Lira (gl) German: Leier (de) f Greek: Ancient Greek: Λύρα f (Lúra)

Irish: an Lir f Latin: Chelys f, Fides f, Fidis f, Fidicula f, Lyra f Malay: Lira Polish: Lutnia (pl) f Russian: Ли́ра (ru) f (Líra) Spanish: Lyra (es)

Anagrams

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

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Lyra, from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”).

Proper noun

Lyra

1. a female given name
2. (astronomy) the constellation Lyra

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German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lyra f (genitive Lyra, plural Lyren)

1. lyre

Declension

Declension of Lyra

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lyra	die	Lyren
genitive	einer	der	Lyra	der	Lyren
dative	einer	der	Lyra	den	Lyren
accusative	eine	die	Lyra	die	Lyren