lyre

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/, /laɪɹ/

Noun

lyre (plural lyres)

1. (musical instrument) 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.
   1. Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
2. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
3. (obsolete) A composer of lyric poetry.

Related terms

• Lyra
• lyrebird
• lyrical

Synonyms

• (a general class of instruments): yoke lute

Translations

• French: lyre
• German: Leier, Lyra
• Italian: lira
• Portuguese: lira
• Russian: ли́ра
• Spanish: lira

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