libra
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a Roman unit of measure, equal to twelve ounces; a pound (abbreviated lb.)
- a pair of scales, balance
- a level a device for making horizontal
- (Medieval Latin) Any of various units of weight and of currency, particularly the pound, livre, and libra.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *līthra.
Origin
Proto-Italic
*līthra
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- attolitre English
- decalitre English
- decilitre English
- exalitre English
- femtolitre English
- gigalitre English
- hectolitre English
- kilolitre English
- litre English
- litrebike English
- megalitre English
- microlitre English
- millilitre English
- multilitre English
- myrialitre English
- nanolitre English
- petalitre English
- picolitre English
- teralitre English
- yoctolitre English
- yottalitre English
- bilibra Latin
- liter Latin
- litra Latin
- rotolo Italian
- litre French
- libra Spanish, Castilian
- λίτρα Ancient Greek
- رَطْل Arabic
- رُطْل Arabic
- lira Catalan, Valencian
- लीटर Hindi
- libra Tagalog
- lita Swahili
- *līthra Proto-Italic
- ilitha Zulu
- רִיטְלָא Aramaic
- ܠܝܛܪܐ Classical Syriac