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Liter

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See also: liter

German

Alternative forms

  • Ltr., l, L, (abbreviations)

Etymology

Borrowed from French litre, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪtɐ/, /ˈliːtɐ/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Liter m or n (strong, genitive Liters, plural Liter)

  1. liter, litre
    Synonym: Kubikdezimeter

Usage notes

  • The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) recommends using the neuter gender (das Liter), but the word is now almost exclusively masculine. The neuter will sound ungrammatical to many or most native speakers.

Declension

Hypernyms

Derived terms

  • Achtelliter
  • Centiliter
  • Dekaliter
  • Deziliter
  • Dreiliterauto
  • Dreiviertelliterflasche
  • Femtoliter
  • Gigaliter
  • Halbliter-
  • Hektoliter
  • Kiloliter
  • Liter-Definition
  • Literdefinition
  • Literflasche
  • Literpreis
  • literweise
  • Literzahl
  • Mikroliter
  • Milliliter
  • Nanoliter
  • Picoliter
  • Pikoliter
  • Röntgenliter
  • Viertelliter
  • Zehntelliter
  • Zentiliter
  • 3-Liter-Auto
  • Halbliter-Glas
  • Halbliterflasche
  • Halbliterglas
  • Halbliterhumpen
  • Mikroliterbereich

Further reading

  • Liter” in Duden online
  • Liter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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