halvliter

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From halv + liter

Noun

halvliter m (definite singular halvliteren, indefinite plural halvlitere, definite plural halvliterne)

  1. a half-litre (UK), half-liter (US), equivalent to 500 millilitres.

Usage notes

The indefinite plural differs from that of liter. En halvliter øl is a little less than a British pint of beer.

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From halv + liter

Noun

halvliter m (definite singular halvliteren, indefinite plural halvliterar or halvlitrar, definite plural halvliterane or halvlitrane)

  1. a half-litre (UK), half-liter (US), equivalent to 500 millilitres.

Usage notes

The indefinite plurals differ from that of liter. Ein halvliter øl is a little less than a British pint of beer.

References

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