λίτρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A Mediterranean substrate word surviving also in Latin libra. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῑ́τρᾱ • (lī́trā) f (genitive λῑ́τρᾱς); first declension

  1. litra, a Sicilian silver coin
  2. libra, a unit of weight
    1. a box for holding libras
      Synonym: λιτροδόκη (litrodókē)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Aramaic:
  • Old Armenian: լիտր (litr)
  • Medieval Latin: litra
    • French: litre (see there for further descendants)
    • Serbo-Croatian:

References

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈtɾa/
  • Hyphenation: λί‧τρα
  • Homophone: λύτρα (lýtra)

Noun

λίτρα • (lítra) n

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of λίτρο (lítro).

Noun

λίτρα • (lítra) f (plural λίτρες)

  1. Obsolete form of λίτρο (lítro).
Declension
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