llitera

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan litera, from Late Latin lectuāria, derived from Latin lectus (bed). By surface analysis, llit + -era.

Pronunciation

Noun

llitera f (plural lliteres)

  1. litter, stretcher
  2. gurney
  3. bunk (a built-in bed on board a ship)
  4. bunk bed
  5. straw cot

References

  • “llitera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

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