lira

Other forms of lira

plural

lire

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lira

What does lira mean?

lira means "the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lira?

lira has 2 syllables: lir-a. The stress falls on "lir". In IPA it is /ˈlɪɹə/.

What is another word for lira?

Close synonyms include Maltese lira, Turkish lira, Italian lira. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lira a common word?

lira is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.