"lier" meaning in Dutch

See lier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r] Audio: Nl-lier.ogg Forms: lieren [plural], liertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ir Etymology: From Middle Dutch liere, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|liere}} Middle Dutch liere, {{der|nl|la|lyra}} Latin lyra, {{der|nl|grc|λύρα}} Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} lier f (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)
  1. (music) lyre Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lier-nl-noun-Biqm5sgy Categories (other): Musical instruments, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 16 34 5 3 28 3 3 3 3 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lier-nl-noun-QVGXivfK Categories (other): Musical instruments, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 16 34 5 3 28 3 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 41 3 2 31 1 2 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 29 64 6 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. winch Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lier-nl-noun-SzeMN6EO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: draailier, lierhert, zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "draailier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lierhert"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin lyra",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liertje",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f",
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        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
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        "lier"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        ]
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      ],
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          "hurdy-gurdy"
        ],
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          "wheel fiddle"
        ]
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      ],
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        "feminine"
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        "music"
      ]
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "winch",
          "winch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[liːr]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[liə̯r]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lier"
}
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    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ir",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ir/1 syllable"
  ],
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      "word": "draailier"
    },
    {
      "word": "lierhert"
    },
    {
      "word": "zijn lier aan de wilgen hangen"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin lyra",
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    },
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        "3": "λύρα"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liertje",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "lier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "nl:Musical instruments"
      ],
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        "lyre"
      ],
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          "music",
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        ],
        [
          "lyre",
          "lyre"
        ]
      ],
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        "(music) lyre"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nl:Musical instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "hurdy-gurdy",
          "hurdy-gurdy"
        ],
        [
          "wheel fiddle",
          "wheel fiddle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "winch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "winch",
          "winch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[liːr]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[liə̯r]"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Nl-lier.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lier"
}

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