litra

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English

Etymology

From Sicilian, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Noun

litra (plural litras)

  1. (historical) A silver coin in ancient Sicily, worth one fifth of a drachm.

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Pronunciation

Noun

litra

  1. litre/liter (unit of volume: cubic decimeter)

Declension

Inflection of litra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative litra litrat
genitive litran litrojen
partitive litraa litroja
illative litraan litroihin
singular plural
nominative litra litrat
accusative nom. litra litrat
gen. litran
genitive litran litrojen
litrain rare
partitive litraa litroja
inessive litrassa litroissa
elative litrasta litroista
illative litraan litroihin
adessive litralla litroilla
ablative litralta litroilta
allative litralle litroille
essive litrana litroina
translative litraksi litroiksi
abessive litratta litroitta
instructive litroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of litra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative litrani litrani
accusative nom. litrani litrani
gen. litrani
genitive litrani litrojeni
litraini rare
partitive litraani litrojani
inessive litrassani litroissani
elative litrastani litroistani
illative litraani litroihini
adessive litrallani litroillani
ablative litraltani litroiltani
allative litralleni litroilleni
essive litranani litroinani
translative litrakseni litroikseni
abessive litrattani litroittani
instructive
comitative litroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative litrasi litrasi
accusative nom. litrasi litrasi
gen. litrasi
genitive litrasi litrojesi
litraisi rare
partitive litraasi litrojasi
inessive litrassasi litroissasi
elative litrastasi litroistasi
illative litraasi litroihisi
adessive litrallasi litroillasi
ablative litraltasi litroiltasi
allative litrallesi litroillesi
essive litranasi litroinasi
translative litraksesi litroiksesi
abessive litrattasi litroittasi
instructive
comitative litroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative litramme litramme
accusative nom. litramme litramme
gen. litramme
genitive litramme litrojemme
litraimme rare
partitive litraamme litrojamme
inessive litrassamme litroissamme
elative litrastamme litroistamme
illative litraamme litroihimme
adessive litrallamme litroillamme
ablative litraltamme litroiltamme
allative litrallemme litroillemme
essive litranamme litroinamme
translative litraksemme litroiksemme
abessive litrattamme litroittamme
instructive
comitative litroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative litranne litranne
accusative nom. litranne litranne
gen. litranne
genitive litranne litrojenne
litrainne rare
partitive litraanne litrojanne
inessive litrassanne litroissanne
elative litrastanne litroistanne
illative litraanne litroihinne
adessive litrallanne litroillanne
ablative litraltanne litroiltanne
allative litrallenne litroillenne
essive litrananne litroinanne
translative litraksenne litroiksenne
abessive litrattanne litroittanne
instructive
comitative litroinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

Noun

litra f (plural litre)

  1. letter

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

litra f

  1. (Eastern Kraków) large ladder for a cart for carrying hay or grain

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • Błażej Pawłowicz (1892) “litra”, in “Wyrazy gwarowe z okolic Tarnowa”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 307

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight). Related to Latin libra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lîtra/
  • Hyphenation: li‧tra

Noun

lȉtra f (Cyrillic spelling ли̏тра)

  1. liter, litre (metric unit of measurement)
    Synonym: lȉtar

Declension

Sicilian

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Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.ʈɽa/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: lì‧tra

Noun

litra f (plural litri)

  1. (historical) A silver coin in ancient Sicily, worth one fifth of a drachm.

Etymology 2

From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, ultimately from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.ʈɽa/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: lì‧tra

Noun

litra m

  1. plural of litru