litar

Albanian

Etymology

From Greek λυτάρι (lytári).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈtaɾ/

Noun

litar m (plural litarë, definite litari, definite plural litarët)

1. rope
2. a measurement unit of length equivalent to 10-12 meters

Declension

Declension of litar

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	litar	litari	litarë	litarët
accusative		litarin
dative	litari	litarit	litarëve	litarëve
ablative			litarësh

Synonyms

• tërkuzë
• konop
• gjalm
• tortë
• ballamar

Further reading

• “litar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Icelandic

Noun

litar

1. indefinite genitive singular of litur

Verb

litar

1. second-person singular/third-person singular present indicative of lita

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin libra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîtar/
• Hyphenation: li‧tar

Noun

lȉtar m inan (Cyrillic spelling ли̏тар)

1. (Serbia) liter, litre (metric unit of measurement)

Declension

Declension of litar

	singular	plural
nominative	lȉtar	lȉtri
genitive	lȉtra	litara
dative	litru	litrima
accusative	lȉtar	litre
vocative	litre	litri
locative	litru	litrima
instrumental	litrom	litrima

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek λητάρι (litári), λυτάρι (lytári); compare Albanian litar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǐtaːr/
• Hyphenation: li‧tar

Noun

lìtār m inan (Cyrillic spelling лѝта̄р)

1. (regional, Montenegro, Serbia) rope

Declension

Declension of litar

	singular	plural
nominative	lìtār	litári
genitive	litára	litara
dative	litaru	litarima
accusative	lìtār	litare
vocative	litare	litari
locative	litaru	litarima
instrumental	litarom	litarima

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin litāre.

Verb

litar (first-person singular present lito, first-person singular preterite lité, past participle litado)

1. (transitive, uncommon) to make a sacrifice in order to please the gods

Conjugation

    Conjugation of litar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			litar
gerund			litando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		litado		litada
		plural		litados		litadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lito	litastú litásvos	lita	litamos	litáis	litan
	imperfect	litaba	litabas	litaba	litábamos	litabais	litaban
	preterite	lité	litaste	litó	litamos	litasteis	litaron
	future	litaré	litarás	litará	litaremos	litaréis	litarán
	conditional	litaría	litarías	litaría	litaríamos	litaríais	litarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lite	litestú litésvos2	lite	litemos	litéis	liten
	imperfect (ra)	litara	litaras	litara	litáramos	litarais	litaran
	imperfect (se)	litase	litases	litase	litásemos	litaseis	litasen
	future1	litare	litares	litare	litáremos	litareis	litaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		litatú litávos	lite	litemos	litad	liten
	negative		no lites	no lite	no litemos	no litéis	no liten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “litar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Verb

litar

1. present indicative of lita

Anagrams

• lirat