[ˈliβɾɐ]
OrixeFrom Old Galician-Portuguese livra, attested in the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa Maria, from Latin libra (“Roman pound”). Doublet of lira. In reference to the English unit, a calque of English pound. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish libra and Catalan lliura.
- feminineEnglish or American pound, a unit of mass equivalent to 453.6 g
- feminine, historicalGalician pound, a unit of mass equivalent to about 575 g
- feminine, historicallibra, Spanish pound, a unit of mass equivalent to about 460 g
- feminineBritish pound, a unit of British currency originally notionally equal to a pound of sterling silver
- feminine, historicalpound, other similar currencies originally notionally equal to a pound of gold or silver
- by-personal-gender, feminine, masculineLibra (someone with the Libra star sign)
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular present indicative
- form-of, imperative, second-person, singularsecond-person singular imperative
Formaslibras(plural)