libra

See also Libra

English

Etymology

From Latin libra.

Noun

libra (plural librae)

1. A Roman unit of weight equal to about 327 grams.
2. Any of various units of weight in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries approximately equal to 460 grams or a little more than a US or UK pound.
3. Alternative spelling of libbra, an Italian unit of weight.

See also

• Ancient Roman measures of weight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Ancient Roman units of measurement#Mass and coin

External links

• Dictionary of Units of Measurement

Anagrams

• Arbil
• brail

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Pronunciation

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Noun

libra f

1. pound (unit of measure)
2. pound (currency)

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Italian

Noun

libra f (plural libre)

1. pound

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Latin

Etymology

A Mediterranean substrate word, original form something like *lithra, surviving also in Ancient Greek λίτρα.

Noun

lībra (genitive lībrae); f, first declension

1. A Roman unit of measure, equal to twelve ounces. A pound, abbreviation lb.
2. A pair of scales, balance
3. A level, a device for making horizontal

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	lībra	lībrae
genitive	lībrae	lībrārum
dative	lībrae	lībrīs
accusative	lībram	lībrās
ablative	lībrā	lībrīs
vocative	lībra	lībrae

Related terms

• librare
• libratio

Descendants

French: livre Galician: libra

Italian: libra, libbra, lira Portuguese: libra

Romanian: livră Spanish: libra

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Portuguese

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Noun

libra f (plural libras)

1. pound (unit of mass)
2. pound (unit of sterling or other currency)

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈliβɾa̠/

Etymology 1

From Latin libra.

Noun

libra f (plural libras)

1. pound (unit of mass or force/weight)
2. pound (unit of currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies)

Synonyms

• (unit of currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies): libra esterlina f

Etymology 2

Verb

libra (infinitive librar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of librar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of librar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of librar.