Liter

• Ltr., l, L, ℓ (abbreviations)

Borrowed from French litre, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪtɐ/, /ˈliːtɐ/

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Liter m or n (strong, genitive Liters, plural Liter)

1. liter, litre

   Synonym: Kubikdezimeter

• The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) recommends using the neuter gender (das Liter), but the word is now almost exclusively masculine. The neuter will sound ungrammatical to many or most native speakers.

• Hohlmaß (Hohlmass (Switzerland and Liechtenstein))
• Maßeinheit (Masseinheit (Switzerland and Liechtenstein))

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