litr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪtr̩/
• Rhymes: -ɪtr̩

Noun

litr m

1. liter (US), litre (UK)

   půl litru - a half of a liter

2. (informal) a thousand crowns (Czech currency)

Further reading

• litr in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• litr in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Old Frisian wlite, Old Saxon wliti, Old English wlite, Gothic 𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (wlits).

Noun

litr m (genitive litar, plural litir)

1. colour

References

• litr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲitr/

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Noun

litr m inan

1. litre