litre en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈliːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈlitəɾ/ (Scotland)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈli.tɚ/ (General-American)
- [ˈli.ɾɚ] Canada, US, flapping
Etymology
From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin lībra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, livre, and rottol.
Meanings
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The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre
Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre
You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.
- (informal) A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| litres | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| liter | US, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
teralitre · litrebike · decalitre · megalitre · ronnalitre · millilitre · picolitre · microlitre · myrialitre · yoctolitre · attolitre · gigalitre · yottalitre · exalitre · femtolitre · kilolitre · hectolitre · petalitre · decilitre · multilitre · nanolitre · centilitre
Descendants
Translations (94)
pl litr (unit of fluid measure) · io litro (unit of fluid measure) · nl liter (unit of fluid measure) · dng гуншын (unit of fluid measure) · fr litre (unit of fluid measure) · te లీటరు (unit of fluid measure) · it litro (unit of fluid measure) · mi rita (unit of fluid measure) · th ลิตร (unit of fluid measure) · et liiter (unit of fluid measure) · my လီတာ (unit of fluid measure) · tr litre (unit of fluid measure) · cs litr (unit of fluid measure) · yue 升 (unit of fluid measure) · hy լիտր (unit of fluid measure) · sq litër (unit of fluid measure) · da liter (unit of fluid measure) · ja リットル (unit of fluid measure) · bo ཤིང་ཚེ (unit of fluid measure) · is lítri (unit of fluid measure) · mn литр (unit of fluid measure) · sl liter (unit of fluid measure) · bo བྲེ (unit of fluid measure) · ca litre (unit of fluid measure) · ky литр (unit of fluid measure) · sv liter (unit of fluid measure) · fi litra (unit of fluid measure) · bo ཧྲེང (unit of fluid measure) · sw lita (unit of fluid measure) · ast llitru (unit of fluid measure) · jra lit (unit of fluid measure) · scn litru (unit of fluid measure) · es litro (unit of fluid measure) · kk литр (unit of fluid measure) · km លីត្រ (unit of fluid measure) · yo lítà (unit of fluid measure) · ko 리터 (unit of fluid measure) · lv litrs (unit of fluid measure) · hu liter (unit of fluid measure) · id liter (unit of fluid measure) · ga lítear (unit of fluid measure) · az litr (unit of fluid measure) · ary اطرو (unit of fluid measure) · tt liter (unit of fluid measure) · sh lȉtra (unit of fluid measure) · mk литар (unit of fluid measure) · ur لیٹر (unit of fluid measure) · yue 公升 (unit of fluid measure) · cmn 公升 (unit of fluid measure) · tl litro (unit of fluid measure) · hi लीटर (unit of fluid measure) · fo litur (unit of fluid measure) · tg литр (unit of fluid measure) · he לִיטר (unit of fluid measure) · bo གཞལ་ཚད་ཞིག (unit of fluid measure) · ja ㍑ (unit of fluid measure) · fa لیتر (unit of fluid measure) · bg ли́тър (unit of fluid measure) · gd liotair (unit of fluid measure) · vi lít (unit of fluid measure) · sh ли̏тра (unit of fluid measure) · lt litras (unit of fluid measure) · ro litru (unit of fluid measure) · uk літр (unit of fluid measure) · ta லிட்டர் (unit of fluid measure) · ln litele (unit of fluid measure) · be літр (unit of fluid measure) · arz لتر (unit of fluid measure) · gl litro (unit of fluid measure) · nn liter (unit of fluid measure) · sh lȉtar (unit of fluid measure) · ckb لتر (unit of fluid measure) · dtp liter (unit of fluid measure) · ru литр (unit of fluid measure) · sh ли̏тар (unit of fluid measure) · nb liter (unit of fluid measure) · pt litro (unit of fluid measure) · uz litr (unit of fluid measure) · ka ლიტრი (unit of fluid measure) · bn লিটার (unit of fluid measure) · si ලීටර් (unit of fluid measure) · tk litr (unit of fluid measure) · ms liter (unit of fluid measure) · ar لِتْر (unit of fluid measure) · eo litro (unit of fluid measure) · fo litri (unit of fluid measure) · cy litr (unit of fluid measure) · br litr (unit of fluid measure) · sk liter (unit of fluid measure) · yi ליטער (unit of fluid measure) · de Liter (unit of fluid measure) · cmn 升 (unit of fluid measure) · el λίτρο (unit of fluid measure) · lo ລິດ (unit of fluid measure)