litra

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.

Anagrams

• TRALI, Trail, irtal, trail, trial

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitrɑ/, [ˈlit̪rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lit‧ra

Noun

litra

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

Further reading

• “litra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitra/

Noun

litra f (plural litre)

1. letter

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Eastern Kraków) IPA^(key): /ˈli.tra/

Noun

litra f

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

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

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

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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