lira

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
  2. The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
  3. A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
  4. Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
  5. Alternative form of lyra. alt-of,alternative
    — The first evidence of the Byzantine lira is in a Persian literary source of the ninth century.
  6. The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
  7. The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro

词形变化

lire plural lira plural liras plural lirot plural liroth plural liras plural lirae plural

词源

词源 1
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). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.
词源 2
From Ukrainian ліра (lira), ultimately related to the Byzantine lyra (Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)). Doublet of Lyra, lyra, and lyre.
词源 3
From Latin līra (“furrow”).
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