"Libra" meaning in Latin

See Libra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈliː.bra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈliː.bra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Lībra [canonical, feminine, singular], Lībrae [genitive]
Etymology: From lībra (“scales”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lībra<1>}} Lībra f sg (genitive Lībrae); first declension
  1. Libra, one of the constellations of the Zodiac Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Libra-la-name-xFWH5fRO Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Constellations in the zodiac, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 11 20 39 2 4 6 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 13 26 33 1 5 6 3 6 3 Related terms: Ariēs, Taurus, Geminī, Cancer, Leō, Virgō, Lībra, Scorpiō, Sagittārius, Capricornus, Aquārius, Piscēs
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