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Liter
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liter
German
Alternative forms
de Ltr. l L ℓ abbreviations
Etymology
de fr litre, from de grc λίτρα.
Pronunciation
de /ˈlɪtɐ/ /ˈliːtɐ/
de De-Liter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m:n
liter, litre
de Kubikdezimeter
Usage notes
The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) recommends using the neuter gender (de das Liter), but the word is now almost exclusively masculine. The neuter will sound ungrammatical to many or most native speakers.
Declension
m:n
Hypernyms
de Hohlmaß (de Hohlmass Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
de Maßeinheit (de Masseinheit Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Derived terms
de Achtelliter Centiliter Dekaliter Deziliter Dreiliterauto Dreiviertelliterflasche Femtoliter Gigaliter Halbliter- Hektoliter Kiloliter Literdefinition Liter-Definition Literflasche Literpreis literweise Literzahl Mikroliter Milliliter Nanoliter Picoliter Pikoliter Röntgenliter Zehntelliter Zentiliter Viertelliter
Related terms
de 3-Liter-Auto Halbliterflasche Halbliterglas Halbliter-Glas Halbliterhumpen Mikroliterbereich
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