8 июл. 2021 г. · The instrument… is it “lire” or “leer” or something else? I've only ever seen it written. It sounds exactly the same as "liar."

27 июл. 2013 г. · Leer-rah sounds like Leela, Lie-rah sounds like lycra. I say the Ly part like I do in the word lyrics.

22 июн. 2022 г. · The etymology of the name is from Ancient Greek, where Lyre is actually Lira or λίρα and pronounced leera. So TECHNICALLY the OG pronounciation ...

18 апр. 2023 г. · Well, the constellation Lyra (the lyre) is pronounced lie-rah in English. ... I would use Lira to get the Leer uh pronunciation. Upvote 226

1 июн. 2023 г. · Pronouncing lyre as "liar" is a Latin affectation leftover from the Romans. The Greeks pronounce it "lure", much like the Greek word for 'lyric' is [Lurikós].

27 апр. 2023 г. · Lyra= pronounced it as either “lie-rah” or “leer-ah”. A friend's daughter has this name and they pronounce it the first way. I think they also ...

28 дек. 2016 г. · I am digging the name Lyra (pronounced like lyric) - Leer-ah. The name is usually pronounced like Lie-rah. Could I get away with trying to do this?

26 янв. 2019 г. · The name is on my list because I love it to be pronounced like Lyric, LEER-ah. However, the most correct way to pronounce it is LIE-ra. So, the ...

21 нояб. 2021 г. · A family at our school just had a baby Lyra. They pronounce it lie - ra. I so badly want to say leer-a.

30 апр. 2024 г. · Regarding the Greek word for lyre - I believe it's actually properly transcribed as "lyra" and is pronounced "li" as in "listen" (so a short ...