litro
English
Etymology
Clipping of literally + -o (diminutive suffix). Literally is pronounced (in British English) with a reduced or completely absent ⟨e⟩, which may explain the syncope of the ⟨e⟩ in this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪt.ɹəʊ/
Adverb
litro (not comparable)
- (slang) Abbreviation of literally.
- yh bro i litro used a cosine graph for that q
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): [ˈlitro]
- Rhymes: -itro
- Hyphenation: li‧tro
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.tro/
- Rhymes: -itro
- Hyphenation: lì‧tro
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.tɾu/
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:litro.
Descendants
- Kadiwéu: liitilo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Doublet of libra and lira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlitɾo/ [ˈli.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -itɾo
- Syllabification: li‧tro
Further reading
- “litro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlitɾo/ [ˈlit.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -itɾo
- Syllabification: lit‧ro
Noun
litro (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
Derived terms
- litruhin
- sanlitro
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