"λίτρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λίτρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lǐː.traː/, /ˈli.tra/, /ˈli.tra/, /lǐː.traː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈli.tra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈli.tra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈli.tra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈli.tra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A Mediterranean substrate word surviving also in Latin libra. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qfa-sub|-}} substrate, {{cog|la|libra}} Latin libra, {{cog|grc|στατήρ}} Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λῑ́τρᾱς|f|first|head=λῑ́τρᾱ}} λῑ́τρᾱ • (lī́trā) f (genitive λῑ́τρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λῑ́τρᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: λῑ́τρᾱ [canonical], lī́trā [romanization], λῑ́τρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ λῑ́τρᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ λῑ́τρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ λῖτραι [nominative, plural], τῆς λῑ́τρᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν λῑ́τραιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λῑτρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ λῑ́τρᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν λῑ́τραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λῑ́τραις [dative, plural], τὴν λῑ́τρᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ λῑ́τρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λῑ́τρᾱς [accusative, plural], λῑ́τρᾱ [singular, vocative], λῑ́τρᾱ [dual, vocative], λῖτραι [plural, vocative]
  1. litra, a Sicilian silver coin
    Sense id: en-λίτρα-grc-noun-UhDdFU1g Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 8 27 12 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 5 30 12 14
  2. libra, a unit of weight
    Sense id: en-λίτρα-grc-noun-3eNUtzxO Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 39 39
  3. libra, a unit of weight
    a box for holding libras
    Synonyms: λιτροδόκη
    Sense id: en-λίτρα-grc-noun-nxhMETyY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 30 35 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 39 39
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τῇ λῑ́τρᾳ",
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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        "singular"
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "λῑ́τρᾱ",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
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    {
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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          "text": "Epicharumus 5"
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          "text": "Sophron 26"
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          "text": "342 BCE – 291 BCE, Diphilus, The Sicilian 1"
        },
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          "text": "316 BCE – 250 BCE, Posidippus Comicus, The Gaul 2"
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        {
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          "text": "200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, Histories 22.26.19"
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          "text": "Palatine Anthology 10.97"
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        {
          "word": "λιτροδόκη"
        }
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      "ipa": "/lǐː.traː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/"
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      "ipa": "/lǐː.traː/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
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}
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A Mediterranean substrate word surviving also in Latin libra. Compare the morphology of Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "λῑ́τρᾱ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lī́trā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῑ́τρᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ λῑ́τρᾱ",
      "roman": "hē lī́trā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῑ́τρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ lī́trā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ λῖτραι",
      "roman": "hai lîtrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς λῑ́τρᾱς",
      "roman": "tês lī́trās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῑ́τραιν",
      "roman": "toîn lī́train",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν λῑτρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn lītrôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ λῑ́τρᾳ",
      "roman": "têi lī́trāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῑ́τραιν",
      "roman": "toîn lī́train",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς λῑ́τραις",
      "roman": "taîs lī́trais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν λῑ́τρᾱν",
      "roman": "tḕn lī́trān",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῑ́τρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ lī́trā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λῑ́τρᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s lī́trās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῑ́τρᾱ",
      "roman": "lī́trā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῑ́τρᾱ",
      "roman": "lī́trā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῖτραι",
      "roman": "lîtrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λῑ́τρᾱς",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first",
        "head": "λῑ́τρᾱ"
      },
      "expansion": "λῑ́τρᾱ • (lī́trā) f (genitive λῑ́τρᾱς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λῑ́τρᾱ",
        "2": "ᾱς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Epicharumus 5"
        },
        {
          "text": "Sophron 26"
        },
        {
          "text": "342 BCE – 291 BCE, Diphilus, The Sicilian 1"
        },
        {
          "text": "316 BCE – 250 BCE, Posidippus Comicus, The Gaul 2"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Fragments 436"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "litra, a Sicilian silver coin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "litra",
          "litra"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Palatine Anthology 6.214"
        },
        {
          "text": "200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, Histories 22.26.19"
        },
        {
          "text": "Palatine Anthology 10.97"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "libra, a unit of weight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "libra",
          "libra"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "libra, a unit of weight",
        "a box for holding libras"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "libra",
          "libra"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "λιτροδόκη"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lǐː.traː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lǐː.traː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.tra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λίτρα"
}

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