Leier

Lëtzebuergesch

English: lyre; same old story
Français: vielle; rengaine [propos récurrent]
Deutsch: Leier [Musikinstrument]; Leier [wiederholte Äußerung]

Type: SUBST F
Plural: Leieren

Pronunciation (IPA)

[lˈɑɪɐ]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Leier (Musikinstrument)
Français: lyre; vielle
English: lyre
Português: lira; sanfona
Nederlands: lier (muziekinstrument)

Meaning 2

colloquial pejorative

Deutsch: Leier (wiederholte Äußerung)
Français: rengaine (propos récurrent)
English: same old story
Português: canção (conversa recorrente)
Nederlands: liedje (hetzelfde liedje, het oude liedje)

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Leier
Leieren

Example sentences

d'Leier ass en aalt Museksinstrument
Meaning 1: lyre
si kënnt ëmmer mat där selwechter Leier
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 2: same old story
ech ka seng al Leier net méi héieren!
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 2: same old story

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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