litr
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See also: Litr
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
litr m inan
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “litr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “litr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “litr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Norse
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Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Old Frisian wlite, Old Saxon wliti, Old English wlite, Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits).
Noun
litr m (genitive litar, plural litir)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | litr | litrinn | litir | litirnir |
| accusative | lit | litinn | litu | lituna |
| dative | liti | litinum | litum | litunum |
| genitive | litar | litarins | lita | litanna |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Icelandic: litur
- Faroese: litur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: let, lit
- Norwegian Bokmål: let
- Old Swedish: liter
- Old Danish: lyt
- → Old English: lit
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “litr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
litr m inan
Declension
Declension of litr