Leier

See also: leier and Léier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Leier.

Proper noun

Leier (plural Leiers)

  1. A surname from 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

German

Etymology

From Old High German līra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlaɪ̯ɐ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Leier f (genitive Leier, plural Leiern)

  1. (music) lyre
  2. (astronomy) Lyra
  3. (colloquial, figurative) a recurring lecture, an annoyingly repeated admonition or enumeration
    Synonym: Litanei
    Hypernym: Tretmühle
    die alte/gleiche Leier ― same old story

Declension
Declension of Leier [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Leier die Leiern
genitive einer der Leier der Leiern
dative einer der Leier den Leiern
accusative eine die Leier die Leiern

Further reading
  • “Leier” in Duden online
  • “Leier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German līra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑɪ̯ɐ/

Noun

Leier f (plural Leieren)

  1. lyre
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