Leier

See also: leier and Léier

German

Etymology

From Old High German līra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Noun

Leier f (genitive Leier, plural Leiern)

(music) lyre
(astronomy) Lyra (constellation)

Declension

Declension of Leier

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Leier	die	Leiern
genitive	einer	der	Leier	der	Leiern
dative	einer	der	Leier	den	Leiern
accusative	eine	die	Leier	die	Leiern

Related terms

ausleiern
alte Leier
Drehleier
Leierschwanz
Leierkasten
Leierantilope
Leierhirsch
Leierfisch

Further reading

Leier in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German līra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑɪ̯ɐ/

Noun

Leier f (plural Leieren)

lyre

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