liro
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪro]
- Rhymes: -ɪro
- Hyphenation: li‧ro
- Homophone: lyro
Noun
liro
- vocative singular of lira
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /ˈliro/
- Rhymes: -iro
- Hyphenation: li‧ro
Etymology 1
From Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”).
Noun
liro (accusative singular liron, plural liroj, accusative plural lirojn)
Etymology 2
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).
Noun
liro (accusative singular liron, plural liroj, accusative plural lirojn)
- (numismatics) lira, (currency of Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Northern Cyprus, formerly used in Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus, and Vatican City)
Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Possibly related to Northern Sami liraš, which may also be a Finnish loanword.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliro/, [ˈliro̞]
- Rhymes: -iro
- Syllabification(key): li‧ro
- Hyphenation(key): li‧ro
Noun
liro
Declension
| Inflection of liro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | liro | lirot | |
| genitive | liron | lirojen | |
| partitive | liroa | liroja | |
| illative | liroon | liroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | liro | lirot | |
| accusative | nom. | liro | lirot |
| gen. | liron | ||
| genitive | liron | lirojen | |
| partitive | liroa | liroja | |
| inessive | lirossa | liroissa | |
| elative | lirosta | liroista | |
| illative | liroon | liroihin | |
| adessive | lirolla | liroilla | |
| ablative | lirolta | liroilta | |
| allative | lirolle | liroille | |
| essive | lirona | liroina | |
| translative | liroksi | liroiksi | |
| abessive | lirotta | liroitta | |
| instructive | — | liroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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References
- 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
Further reading
- “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 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliro/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Esperanto liro, English lyre, French lyre, German Lyra, Italian lira, Russian ли́ра (líra), Spanish lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).
Noun
liro (plural liri)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English lira, French lire, German Lira, Italian lira, Russian ли́ра (líra), Spanish lira, from Latin lībra.
Noun
liro (plural liri)