English

Signs of the Zodiac

Virgo		Scorpio
English Wikipedia has an article about Libra.

The constellation Libra

Proper noun

Libra

1. (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales.
2. (astrology) The astrological sign for the scales, ruled by Venus and covering September 24 - October 23 (tropical astrology) or October 16 - November 16 (sidereal astrology).

Synonyms

• ♎

Derived terms

• Libran
• Librae

Translations

See also

• Zubenelgenubi
• Zubeneschamali

Noun

Libra ‎(plural Libras)

1. Someone with a Libra star sign

Antonyms

• Aries

Translations

See also

• (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces ^{(Category: en:Astrology)}

Anagrams

• Arbil
• brail

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɾɐ/
• Homophone: libra

Noun

Libra f

1. (astrology) Libra (astrological sign)
2. (astronomy) Libra (constellation)

Spanish

Proper noun

Libra f

1. Libra (constellation)
2. Libra (astrological sign)

English

Noun

libra ‎(plural librae or libras)

1. A Roman unit of weight equal to about 327 grams.
2. Any of various units of weight in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries approximately equal to 460 grams or a little more than a US or UK pound.
3. Alternative spelling of libbra, an Italian unit of weight.

See also

• Ancient Roman measures of weight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

External links

• Dictionary of Units of Measurement

Anagrams

• Arbil
• brail

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

libra f

1. pound (unit of measure)
2. pound (currency)

Italian

Noun

libra f ‎(plural libre)

1. pound

Latin

Etymology

A Mediterranean substrate word, original form something like *lithra, surviving also in Ancient Greek λίτρα ‎(lítra), whence English litre.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.bra/

Noun

lībra f ‎(genitive lībrae); first declension

1. a Roman unit of measure, equal to twelve ounces; a pound (abbreviated lb.)
2. a pair of scales, balance
3. a level (a device for making horizontal)

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

• librare
• libratio

Descendants

Verb

librā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of librō

References

• libra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• libra in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• LIBRA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “libra”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to make extracts from Cicero's writings: aliquid, multa ex Ciceronis libris excerpere (not excerpere librum)
    
• libra in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• libra in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• libra in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.βɾɐ/

Noun

libra f (plural libras)

1. pound (unit of mass)
2. pound (unit of sterling or other currency)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliβɾa̠/

Etymology 1

From Latin libra.

Noun

libra f ‎(plural libras)

1. pound (unit of mass or force/weight)
2. pound (unit of currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies)

Synonyms

• (unit of currency of the United Kingdom and its dependencies): libra esterlina f

Etymology 2

Verb

libra

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of librar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of librar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of librar.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish libra, from Latin libra.

Noun

libra

1. pound (unit of mass or force/weight)