Leica

English

Etymology

A portmanteau of Leitz (the company's founder) and camera.

Noun

Leica (plural Leicas)

  1. (photography) A make of camera.
    • 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 78:
      Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art.

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From leică.

Proper noun

Leica m (genitive/dative lui Leica)

  1. a surname

References

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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