# die Leier

die Leier is a German noun meaning “lyre”. Forms: der Leier, die Leiern.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Leier
- Plural: die Leiern

## In other languages

- Русский: муз. лира

## Meanings

1. lyre (ancient Greek lute)
2. hurdy-gurdy (medieval fiddle with a wheel)
3. _figurative · colloquial_ a recurring and hence annoying lecture, monologue, theme
   - Immer dieselbe Leier! — Always that same old story!
4. Lyra (constellation)

## Examples

- Du erzählst mir dieselbe alte Leier. — You're giving me the same old line.
- Nero spielte eigentlich gar nicht Leier, als Rom brannte. — Nero did not actually fiddle while Rome burned.
- Ich spiele Leier, Gitarre und Flöte. — I play the lyre, the guitar, and the flute.

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