libra

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• /ˈliːbɹə/
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• homophone: libre
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• rhymes with -iːbɹə
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• /ˈliːbrə/
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• /ˈlaɪbrə/
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From Latin lībra (“scales, balance”), calque of Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒉌𒌈 (mulzibānītum, “scales”), from Sumerian 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (mulZI.BA.AN.NA, “scales”). Doublet of arratel, libbra, libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

From Latin lībra (“pound”), partially via Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese libra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.

179 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Akkadian: zibānītum — constellation
• Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان (burj al-mīzān) — constellation
• Arabic: اَلْمِيزَان (al-mīzān) — constellation
• Armenian: Կշեռք (Kšeṙkʻ) — constellation
• Azerbaijani: Tərəzi — constellation
• Breton: Balañs — constellation
• Bulgarian: Везни́ (Vezní) — constellation
• Catalan: Balança — constellation
• Chinese Mandarin: 天秤座 (Tiānchèngzuò) — constellation
• Cornish: an Vantol — constellation
• Danish: Vægten — constellation
• Dutch: Weegschaal — constellation
• Estonian: Kaalud — constellation
• Finnish: Vaaka — constellation
• French: Balance — constellation
• Galician: Balanza — constellation
• Galician: Libra — constellation
• German: Waage — constellation
• Greek: Ζυγός (Zygós) — constellation
• Ancient Greek: Ζυγόν (Zugón) — constellation
• Hebrew: מֹאזְנַיִם (moznáim) — constellation
• Hindi: तुला (tulā) — constellation
• Hindi: तराज़ू (tarāzū) — constellation
• Hindi: मीज़ान (mīzān) — constellation
• Hindi: मीजान (mījān) — constellation
• Hungarian: Mérleg — constellation
• Irish: an Mheá — constellation
• Italian: Bilancia — constellation
• Italian: Libra — constellation
• Japanese: 天秤座 (Tenbinza) — constellation
• Japanese: てんびん座 (Tenbinza) — constellation
• Kazakh: Таразы (Tarazy) — constellation
• Kazakh: Мизам (Mizam) — constellation
• Korean: 천칭(天秤)자리 (Cheonchingjari) — constellation
• Korean: 천칭좌 (Cheonchingjwa) — constellation
• Korean: 저울자리 (Jeouljari) — constellation
• Central Kurdish: تەرازوو (terazû) — constellation
• Macedonian: Вага — constellation
• Macedonian: Терезија (Terezija) — constellation
• Malay: Mizan — constellation
• Malay: Neraca — constellation
• Malay: Libra — constellation
• Maltese: Libra — constellation
• Manx: Ny Meihaghyn — constellation
• Nepali: तुला (tulā) — constellation
• Norwegian Bokmål: Vekten — constellation
• Norwegian Bokmål: Vekta — constellation
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Vekta — constellation
• Polish: Waga — constellation
• Portuguese: Libra — constellation
• Portuguese: Balança — constellation
• Romanian: Balanța — constellation
• Russian: Весы́ (Vesý) — constellation
• Sanskrit: तुला (tulā) — constellation
• Sanskrit: वणिज् (vaṇij) — constellation
• Scottish Gaelic: Meidh — constellation
• Serbo-Croatian: Вага — constellation
• Serbo-Croatian: Vaga — constellation
• Slovene: Tehtnica — constellation
• Spanish: Libra — constellation
• Tagalog: Talaro — constellation
• Telugu: తులారాశి (tulārāśi) — constellation
• Telugu: తుల (tula) — constellation
• Turkish: Terazi — constellation
• Ottoman Turkish: ترازو (terazi) — constellation
• Ottoman Turkish: میزان (mizan) — constellation
• Ukrainian: Терези́ (Terezý) — constellation
• Urdu: ترازو (tarāzū) — constellation
• Urdu: تلا (tulā) — constellation
• Urdu: میزان (mīzān) — constellation
• Vietnamese: Thiên Bình — constellation
• Vietnamese: Cân Xứng — constellation
• Vietnamese: Thiên Xứng — constellation
• Welsh: y Fantol — constellation
• Afrikaans: Weegskaal — astrological sign
• Albanian: Peshorja — astrological sign
• Arabic: بُرْج اَلْمِيزَان (burj al-mīzān) — astrological sign
• Arabic: اَلْمِيزَان (al-mīzān) — astrological sign
• Armenian: Կշեռք (Kšeṙkʻ) — astrological sign
• Asturian: Llibra — astrological sign
• Asturian: Balanza — astrological sign
• Asturian: Balancia — astrological sign
• Azerbaijani: Tərəzi — astrological sign
• Breton: Mentell — astrological sign
• Bulgarian: Везни́ (Vezní) — astrological sign
• Burmese: တူ (tu) — astrological sign
• Catalan: Balança — astrological sign
• Chinese Mandarin: 天秤座 (Tiānchèngzuò) — astrological sign
• Chinese Mandarin: 天秤宮 /天秤宫 (Tiānchènggōng) — astrological sign
• Cornish: an Vantol — astrological sign
• Czech: Váhy — astrological sign
• Danish: Vægten — astrological sign
• Dutch: Weegschaal — astrological sign
• Estonian: kaalud — astrological sign
• Finnish: Vaaka — astrological sign
• French: Balance — astrological sign
• Galician: Balanza — astrological sign
• Galician: Libra — astrological sign
• Georgian: სასწორი (sasc̣ori) — astrological sign
• German: Waage — astrological sign
• Greek: Ζυγός (Zygós) — astrological sign
• Ancient Greek: Ζυγόν (Zugón) — astrological sign
• Hebrew: מֹאזְנַיִם (moznáim) — astrological sign
• Hindi: तुला (tulā) — astrological sign
• Hindi: तराज़ू (tarāzū) — astrological sign
• Hindi: मीज़ान (mīzān) — astrological sign
• Hindi: मीजान (mījān) — astrological sign
• Hungarian: Mérleg — astrological sign
• Icelandic: vog — astrological sign
• Irish: an Mheá — astrological sign
• Italian: Bilancia — astrological sign
• Italian: Libra — astrological sign
• Japanese: 天秤宮 (Tenbinkyū) — astrological sign
• Kazakh: Таразы (Tarazy) — astrological sign
• Kazakh: Мизам (Mizam) — astrological sign
• Khmer: តុលា (tolaa) — astrological sign
• Korean: 천칭궁 (Cheonchinggung) — astrological sign
• Central Kurdish: تەرازوو (terazû) — astrological sign
• Lao: ຕຸລາ (tu lā) — astrological sign
• Latin: Lībra — astrological sign
• Latvian: Svari — astrological sign
• Luxembourgish: Wo — astrological sign
• Macedonian: вага (vaga) — astrological sign
• Macedonian: терезија (terezija) — astrological sign
• Malay: Neraca — astrological sign
• Malay: Mizan — astrological sign
• Malay: Libra — astrological sign
• Malayalam: തുലാം (tulāṁ) — astrological sign
• Maltese: Libra — astrological sign
• Maltese: Miżien — astrological sign
• Manx: Ny Meihaghyn — astrological sign
• Marathi: तूळ (tūḷ) — astrological sign
• Nepali: तुला (tulā) — astrological sign
• Norwegian Bokmål: Vekten — astrological sign
• Norwegian Bokmål: Vekta — astrological sign
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Vekta — astrological sign
• Odia: ତୁଳା (tuḻā) — astrological sign
• Persian: ترازو (tarâzu) — astrological sign
• Polish: Waga — astrological sign
• Portuguese: Libra — astrological sign
• Romanian: Balanță — astrological sign
• Russian: Весы́ (Vesý) — astrological sign
• Sanskrit: तुला (tulā) — astrological sign
• Sanskrit: वणिज् (vaṇij) — astrological sign
• Scottish Gaelic: Meidh — astrological sign
• Serbo-Croatian: Вага — astrological sign
• Serbo-Croatian: Vaga — astrological sign
• Slovene: Tehtnica — astrological sign
• Spanish: Libra — astrological sign
• Swahili: Mizani — astrological sign
• Swedish: Vågen — astrological sign
• Tagalog: Talaro — astrological sign
• Telugu: తులారాశి (tulārāśi) — astrological sign
• Telugu: తుల (tula) — astrological sign
• Thai: ตุล (dtun) — astrological sign
• Turkish: Terazi — astrological sign
• Ottoman Turkish: ترازو (terazi) — astrological sign
• Ottoman Turkish: میزان (mizan) — astrological sign
• Ukrainian: Терези́ (Terezý) — astrological sign
• Vietnamese: Thiên Bình — astrological sign
• Vietnamese: Cân Xứng — astrological sign
• Vietnamese: Thiên Xứng — astrological sign
• Welsh: y Fantol — astrological sign
• Bulgarian: везни́ (vezní) — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Catalan: balança — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Catalan: libra — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Danish: vægt — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Dutch: Weegschaal — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Estonian: kaalud — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Finnish: vaaka — Someone with a Libra star sign
• French: Balance — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Galician: libra — Someone with a Libra star sign
• German: Waage — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Macedonian: вага (vaga) — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Macedonian: терезија (terezija) — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Norwegian: vekt — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Portuguese: libriano — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Russian: весы́ (vesý) — Someone with a Libra star sign
• Ukrainian: терези́ (terezý) — Someone with a Libra star sign