liotair

Scottish Gaelic

liotair

Etymology

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

Noun

liotair m (plural liotairean)

1. litre

Derived terms

• meaga-liotair (“megalitre”)
• heacta-liotair (“hectolitre”)
• ceudailiotair (“centilitre”)
• mililiotair (“millilitre”)
• micreo-liotair (“microlitre”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “liotair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN