lyre

(Inglese)

Noun

1. An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
2. An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
3. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
4. (obsolete) A composer of lyric poetry.

Verb

to play the lyre

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlaɪ.ə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek λύρᾱ (lúrā, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”). Doublet of lira, Lyra, and lyra.

Concetti

lira

cetra

sinonimi

plectrum

zither

Traduzioni

lyre

lira

λύρα

lier

lira

lira

Leier

lira

Lyra

lyra

لور

lir

chelys

fides

lira