Leica

English

Etymology

A portmanteau of Leitz (the company's founder) and camera.

Noun

Leica (plural Leicas)

1. (photography) A make of camera.
   • 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 78:

     Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art.

Derived terms

• Leica reel

 

Romanian

Etymology

From leică.

Proper noun

Leica m (genitive/dative lui Leica)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică