lyristes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυριστής (luristḗs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /lyˈris.teːs/, [lʏˈrɪs.teːs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈris.tes/

Noun

lyristēs m (genitive lyristae); first declension

lute-player, lyrist

Inflection

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lyristēs	lyristae
Genitive	lyristae	lyristārum
Dative	lyristae	lyristīs
Accusative	lyristēn	lyristās
Ablative	lyristē	lyristīs
Vocative	lyristē	lyristae

Related terms

lyra

Descendants

Italian: lirista

References

lyristes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
lyristes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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