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lirnyk

lirnyk noun: an itinerant Ukrainian musician who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira, the Ukrainian version of the hurdy-gurdy.

Noun

lirnyk (plural lirnyks or lirnyky)

  1. (historical) An itinerant Ukrainian musician who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira, the Ukrainian version of the hurdy-gurdy.

Forms of lirnyk

plurallirnyks
plurallirnyky

Origin of lirnyk

Borrowed from Ukrainian лірник (lirnyk).

Questions about lirnyk

What does lirnyk mean?
Lirnyk means an itinerant Ukrainian musician who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira, the Ukrainian version of the hurdy-gurdy.
What part of speech is lirnyk?
Lirnyk is a noun.
What is the plural of lirnyk?
The plural of lirnyk is lirnyks.

Words near lirnyk in the dictionary

  1. liripoops
  2. lirk
  3. lirked
  4. lirking
  5. lirks
  6. lirnyk
  7. lirnyks
  8. lirnyky
  9. liroceratid
  10. liroceratids
  11. liroconite

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