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Faroese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).
Pronunciation
Noun
lýra f (genitive singular lýru, plural lýrur)
- lyre (stringed instrument)
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).
Pronunciation
Noun
lýra f (genitive singular lýru, nominative plural lýrur)
- lyre (stringed instrument)
- lyre (music holder attached to a wind instrument)
- bell lyre (lyre-shaped glockenspiel used in marching bands)
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).
Pronunciation
Noun
lýra f (genitive singular lýry, nominative plural lýry, genitive plural lýr, declension pattern of žena)
- lyre (stringed instrument)
Declension
Further reading
- “lýra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024