Leier

leier Léier English Etymology en :bor de:Leier + 1 Proper noun s en German. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Leier is the 33196th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 689 individuals. Leier is most common among White (94.92%) individuals. Anagrams en eeilr Eiler German Alternative forms de Lyra ancient Greek instrument and astronomy Etymology From de gmh līre, from de goh līra, from de la lyra, from de grc λύρα. Pronunciation de /ˈlaɪ̯əʁ/ [ˈlaɪ̯.ɐ] de De-Leier.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Leiher Noun f de music 1 lyre ancient Greek lute de music 1 also de Drehleier hurdy-gurdy medieval fiddle with a wheel de figurative informal also de alte Leier a recurring and hence annoying lecture, monologue, theme de Litanei de Immer dieselbe Leier! Always that same old story! de astronomy Lyra constellation Declension f Derived terms de alte Leier Drehleier leiern,ausleiern Leierschwanz Leierkasten Leierantilope Leierhirsch Leierfisch Related terms de Lyrik, de lyrisch Further reading de String instruments Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh līre, from lb goh līra, from lb la lyra, from lb grc λύρα. The restoration of the sense “lyre” is of learned, humanist origin and therefore influenced by cognate lb de Leier. Pronunciation lb [ˈlɑɪ̯ɐ] Noun f lyre hurdy-gurdy lb figurative recurring and hence annoying lecture, monologue, theme Further reading lb Musical instruments