liro

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪro]
• Rhymes: -ɪro
• Hyphenation: li‧ro
• Homophone: lyro

liro

1. vocative singular of lira

• orli, roli

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• IPA^(key): [ˈliro]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: li‧ro

From Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”).

liro (accusative singular liron, plural liroj, accusative plural lirojn)

1. (music) lyre

From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian).

liro (accusative singular liron, plural liroj, accusative plural lirojn)

1. (numismatics) lira, (currency of Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Northern Cyprus, formerly used in Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, and Vatican City)

Onomatopoeic. Possibly related to Northern Sami liraš, which may also be a Finnish loanword.

• IPA^(key): /ˈliro/, [ˈliro̞]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation^(key): li‧ro

liro

1. wood sandpiper

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “liro”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

• “liro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• lori

• IPA^(key): /ˈliro/

Borrowed from Esperanto liro, English lyre, French lyre, German Lyra, Italian lira, Russian ли́ра (líra), Spanish lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

liro (plural liri)

1. (music) lyre

Borrowed from English lira, French lire, German Lira, Italian lira, Russian ли́ра (líra), Spanish lira, from Latin lībra.

liro (plural liri)

1. (numismatics) lira