lyre

English - Turkish

Definition of lyre in English Turkish dictionary

lir

(isim) lir

i., müz. lir

çenk,lir

Related Terms

lyre bird

lir kuşu

aeolian lyre

rüzgarla çalınan lir

English - English

Definition of lyre in English English dictionary

A stringed musical instrument

one of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class

{n} an old musical instrument, a harp

[n] a stringed instrument in the harp family, a symbol of Apollo, the Greek god of music

Small stringed instrument used in Greek and Roman music Compare cithara

{i} ancient Greek harp-like instrument

[church] Christian symbol which signifies joy See: symbol

a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment

One of the constellations; Lyra

An ancient stringed instrument Two projecting arms support a crossbar, from which strings are stretched down to the soundbox The lyre and the related kithara were popular stringed instruments in ancient Greece The lyre is still played in forms of ethnic music The Greeks plucked the strings with a plectrum; in other cultures the fingers are used

Ancient plucked-string instrument of the harp family, used to accompany singing and poetry

A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry

A lyre is a stringed instrument that looks like a small harp. A stringed instrument of the harp family having two curved arms connected at the upper end by a crossbar, used to accompany a singer or reciter of poetry, especially in ancient Greece. a musical instrument with strings across a U-shaped frame, played with the fingers, especially in ancient Greece (lire, from lyra, from ). Stringed musical instrument consisting of a resonating body with two arms and a crossbar to which the strings extending from the resonator are attached. Lyrelike instruments existed in Sumer before 2000 BC. Greek lyres were of two types, the kithara and the lyra. The latter had a rounded body and a curved back often a tortoiseshell and a skin belly. It was the instrument of the amateur; professionals used the more elaborate kithara. In ancient Greece the lyre was an attribute of Apollo and symbolized wisdom and moderation. In medieval Europe new varieties of lyre emerged that, like the kithara, were box lyres, although their precise relation to the lyres of Classical antiquity is not known. The lyres of modern East Africa probably reflect ancient diffusion of the instrument via Egypt

Harplike stringed instrument used as a decorative motif for chair backs, table pedestals, etc Found especially on Duncan Phyfe furniture

(also Lyra): This ancient Greet instrument was played by Apollo, Greek god of music The body was made of wood or tortoise shell Its curved arms hold five to twelve gut strings It was plucked with a plectrum

Related Terms

lyre bird

The common lyre bird (Menura superba), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse

lyre bird

Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail

lyre bird

Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura

lyre bird

The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre

lyre bird

Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail

lyre snake

mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America

lyres

plural of lyre

sonoran lyre snake

of desert regions of southwestern North America

Turkish pronunciation

layr

Pronunciation

/ˈlīr/ /ˈlaɪr/

Etymology

[ 'lIr ] (noun.) 13th century. From Ancient Greek λύρα (lyra, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”)