лира

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

лира • (lira) f

  1. lyre
  2. (economics) lira

Declension

Declension of лира
singular plural
indefinite лира (lira) лири (liri)
definite unspecified лирата (lirata) лирите (lirite)
definite proximal лирава (lirava) лириве (lirive)
definite distal лирана (lirana) лирине (lirine)
vocative лиро (liro) лири (liri)

Russian

лира

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Ultimately from the Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Noun

ли́ра • (líra) f inan (genitive ли́ры, nominative plural ли́ры, genitive plural лир)

  1. lyre (a stringed musical instrument)
  2. hurdy-gurdy
Declension
Declension of ли́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ли́ра
líra 		ли́ры
líry
genitive ли́ры
líry 		ли́р
lír
dative ли́ре
líre 		ли́рам
líram
accusative ли́ру
líru 		ли́ры
líry
instrumental ли́рой, ли́рою
líroj, líroju 		ли́рами
lírami
prepositional ли́ре
líre 		ли́рах
lírax
Pre-reform declension of ли́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ли́ра
líra 		ли́ры
líry
genitive ли́ры
líry 		ли́ръ
lír
dative ли́рѣ
lírě 		ли́рамъ
líram
accusative ли́ру
líru 		ли́ры
líry
instrumental ли́рой, ли́рою
líroj, líroju 		ли́рами
lírami
prepositional ли́рѣ
lírě 		ли́рахъ
lírax
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian lira, from Latin libra.

Noun

ли́ра • (líra) f inan (genitive ли́ры, nominative plural ли́ры, genitive plural лир)

  1. (numismatics) lira
Declension
Declension of ли́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ли́ра
líra 		ли́ры
líry
genitive ли́ры
líry 		ли́р
lír
dative ли́ре
líre 		ли́рам
líram
accusative ли́ру
líru 		ли́ры
líry
instrumental ли́рой, ли́рою
líroj, líroju 		ли́рами
lírami
prepositional ли́ре
líre 		ли́рах
lírax
Pre-reform declension of ли́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ли́ра
líra 		ли́ры
líry
genitive ли́ры
líry 		ли́ръ
lír
dative ли́рѣ
lírě 		ли́рамъ
líram
accusative ли́ру
líru 		ли́ры
líry
instrumental ли́рой, ли́рою
líroj, líroju 		ли́рами
lírami
prepositional ли́рѣ
lírě 		ли́рахъ
lírax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lîːra/
  • Hyphenation: ли‧ра

Noun

ли̑ра f (Latin spelling lȋra)

  1. lyre

Declension

Declension of лира
singular plural
nominative лира лире
genitive лире лира
dative лири лирама
accusative лиру лире
vocative лиро лире
locative лири лирама
instrumental лиром лирама

References

  • “лира”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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