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Webster 1913 Edition
Lyra
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1.
(Astron.)
A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called
Alpha Lyræ
, or Vega
. 2.
(Anat.)
The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; – so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
Definition 2024
lýra
lýra
Icelandic
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
declension of lýra
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lýra | lýran | lýrur | lýrurnar |
| accusative | lýru | lýruna | lýrur | lýrurnar |
| dative | lýru | lýrunni | lýrum | lýrunum |
| genitive | lýru | lýrunnar | lýra | lýranna |
Slovak
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːra/
- Rhymes: -iːra
Noun
lýra f (genitive singular lýry, nominative plural lýry, declension pattern of žena)
- lyre (stringed instrument)
Declension
Declension of lýra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lýra | lýry |
| genitive | lýry | lýr |
| dative | lýre | lýram |
| accusative | lýru | lýry |
| locative | lýre | lýrach |
| instrumental | lýrou | lýrami |