lira
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- lyre
Etymology
Derived from Latin lyra (lyre, lute) derived from Ancient Greek λύρα (lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λύρα
Gloss
lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise, the constellation Lyra, a lyre
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lyre English
- Lyra Latin
- lyra Latin
- lyratus Latin
- lyricen Latin
- lyricus Latin
- lyriformis Latin
- Lyra German
- líra Hungarian
- лира Russian
- Lira Spanish, Castilian
- λυρικός Ancient Greek
- λυριστής Ancient Greek
- λύρα Ancient Greek
- lira Portuguese
- lira Polish
- lire Old French
- lýra Icelandic
- liere Middle Dutch
- liro Ido
- lýri Faroese
- lýra Slovak
- ܠܘܪܐ Classical Syriac