Lydian

English

Etymology

From Lydia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪdɪən/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪdi.ən/

Noun

Lydian (plural Lydians)

A native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia.

Translations

native or inhabitant of Lydia

Finnish: lyydialainen (fi)
German: Lyder (de) m, Lyderin f, Lydier m, Lydierin f
Greek: Λυδός (el) m (Lydós)
Ancient: Λυδός m (Ludós)
Hungarian: líd
Irish: Lidiach
Polish: Lidyjczyk (pl) m, Lidyjka (pl) f
Portuguese: lídio (pt) m
Russian: лидиец (ru) m (lidijec), лидийка f (lidijka)

Proper noun

Lydian

An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.

Translations

language

Armenian: լիդիերեն (hy) (lidieren)
Catalan: lidi m
Finnish: lyydia (fi)
German: Lydisch (de) n
Hungarian: líd
Irish: Lidis f
Polish: lidyjski (pl) m
Portuguese: lídio (pt) m
Russian: лидийский (ru) (lidijskij)
Swedish: lydiska (sv) c

Adjective

Lydian (not comparable)

Pertaining to Lydia, or its people, language or culture.
(music) Designating a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  And all the while sweet Musicke did diuide / Her looser notes with Lydian harmony […]

Derived terms

hypolydian
Hypomixolydian
Mixolydian

Translations

pertaining to Lydia

Finnish: lyydialainen (fi)
German: lydisch (de)
Greek: λυδικός (el) (lydikós)
Hungarian: líd
Irish: Lidiach
Polish: lidyjski (pl) m
Portuguese: lídio (pt) m
Russian: лидийский (ru) (lidijskij)

See also

Category:Lydian language

Further reading

ISO 639-3 code xld (SIL)

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