Lyra
German, noun/ˈlyːʁa/
Lyra is spelled L-Y-R-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lyra is a German feminine noun meaning “lyre (ancient Greek lute)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Kithara ähnliches altgriechisches Zupfinstrument mit fünf bis sieben Saiten”.
What does Lyra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelyre (ancient Greek lute)
- 2
feminineLyra (astronomic constellation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Kithara ähnliches altgriechisches Zupfinstrument mit fünf bis sieben Saiten 2. ähnlich geformtes Glockenspiel beim Militär 3. aus der Fidel entwickeltes und der Violine ähnliches Streichinstrument 4. Drehleier
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lyra
- Lyren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lyra?
- /ˈlyːʁa/
- [ˈlyːʁa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lyra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lyra in German?
Lyra appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).