lliura

See also: lliurà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʎiw.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈʎiw.ɾa/
• Rhymes: -iwɾa

Etymology 1

From Latin lībra (“Roman pound”). Cognate with Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish libra.

Noun

lliura f (plural lliures)

1. English or American pound, a unit of mass equivalent to 453.6 g
2. (historical) libra, Spanish pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 460 g
3. (chiefly historical) pound, any of various other similar units of mass in other measurement systems
4. British pound, a unit of British currency, originally notionally equivalent to a pound of sterling silver
5. (chiefly historical) pound, any of various other similar currencies notionally equivalent to a pound of gold or silver

Coordinate terms

• (Spanish unit of mass): unça (1/16 lliura)

Etymology 2

Verb

lliura

1. third-person singular present indicative form of lliurar
2. second-person singular imperative form of lliurar

Further reading

• “lliura” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lliura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “lliura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lliura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.