Plural of litre
regular plural
The plural of litre is litres.
Forms of litre
| Singular | litre /ˈliːtə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | litres |
| Countable | countable |
Litres in a sentence
- It takes thirty pumps to get 10 litres; he did 50 pumps of the weights.From the entry pump
- They put off paedophiles by spraying the child with eight litres of pressurized sewerage.2001, Paedogeddon (Brass Eye TV special). From the entry sewerage
- The Amphoreus held 39·39 litres or 69·33 pints, or slightly over 8½ gallons.1957, Charles Seltman, “The Trade”, in Wine in the Ancient World, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, page 137. From the entry chous
- Another food, kishkeh, is made “by adding 3.5 litres of leban (soured milk) to 2.5 kilograms of burghul.1999, Sharon Yntema, Christine Beard, New Vegetarian Baby, page 50. From the entry kishkeh
- Kishkeh, as prepared by an UNRWAPRNE formula, is made by adding 3.5 litres of leban to 2.5 kg of burghul.1951, Derrick Brian Jelliffe, Infant Nutrition in the Subtropics and Tropics, page 30. From the entry kishkeh
Meaning of litre
- noun The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
- noun A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.
- noun Lithraea caustica, a Chilean tree or bush.
Questions about the plural of litre
- What is the plural of litre?
- The plural of litre is litres.
- Is litre countable?
- Litre is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: litre (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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