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Plural of lira

irregular plural

The plural of lira is lire, lira or liras.

Forms of lira

Singularlira /ˈlɪəɹə/
Plurallire
lira /ˈlɪəɹə/
liras
Countablecountable

Plural of lira by meaning

  1. the basic unit of currency in Turkey.: lire or lira
  2. any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs: lirae
  3. the former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.: lirot or liroth

Lire and liras in a sentence

  • The bag was made of gold chain-work; there were more than four thousand lire in it.1930, Aldous Huxley, “The Rest Cure”, in Brief Candles, page 114. From the entry chainwork
  • I finally fainaigue a tin plate out of the mess department, for which I am required to give two lire.1991, Harry Partch, “Bitter Music”, in Thomas McGeary, editor, Bitter Music: Collected Journals, Essays, Introductions, and Librettos…. From the entry fainaigue
  • The speed was such that the congé d’élire for Worcester arrived before the funeral of the dead bishop.1966, Owen Chadwick, The Victorian Church, volume 1, page 25, note 2. From the entry congé d'élire
  • Instead of having canons play the roles of the apostles, Altoviti washed the feet of 12 poveri, and then gave them clothing, bread, and two lire each.2014, Douglas N. Dow, “Alessandro de’ Medici and the Florentine Archdiocese at the End of the Cinquecento”, in Apostolic Iconography and…. From the entry pedilavium

Meaning of lira

  1. noun The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
  2. noun The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar).
  3. noun The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro.

Full definition of lira

Other irregular plurals

Questions about the plural of lira

What is the plural of lira?
The plural of lira is lire, lira or liras.
Which is correct, lire or liras?
Both are used. lire is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is lira countable?
Lira is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lira (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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