Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

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λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trāf (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)

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Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

λίτρα (lítran

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

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

λίτρα (lítraf (plural λίτρες)

  1. Obsolete form of λίτρο (lítro).
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