λίτρα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from an Italic language,[1] ultimately from from Proto-Italic *līðrā (ingot).[2] The immediate source for the Greek borrowing could be Sicel *lītrā. The Italic word also survives in Latin lībra. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λῑ́τρᾱ (lī́trāf (genitive λῑ́τρᾱς); first declension

  1. litra, a Sicilian silver coin
  2. libra, a unit of weight
    1. a box for holding libras
      Synonym: λιτροδόκη (litrodókē)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lībra”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339
  2. ^ Michael Weiss, "The Etymology of Latin lībra", conference paper presented at the SCS Greek and Latin Linguistics Panel on January 5, 2021

Further reading

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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λίτρα (lítran

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of λίτρο (lítro).

Etymology 2

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Noun

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λίτρα (lítraf (plural λίτρες)

  1. Obsolete form of λίτρο (lítro).
Declension
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