litera

litera

See also: literā and literă

Czech

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪtɛra]
• Hyphenation: li‧te‧ra

Noun

litera f

1. (higher register) letter (letter of the alphabet)

   Synonym: písmeno

   Chlapec nechtěl se učiti literám. ― The boy didn't want to learn the letters.

Declension

Declension of litera

	singular	plural
nominative	litera	litery
genitive	litery	liter
dative	liteře	literám
accusative	literu	litery
vocative	litero	litery
locative	liteře	literách
instrumental	literou	literami

Derived terms

• literatura
• literát
• liteřina
• Litera

Further reading

• litera in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• litera in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.te.ra/, [ˈlʲiːt̪ɛrä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.te.ra/, [ˈliːt̪erä]

Noun

lītera f (genitive līterae); first declension

1. Alternative form of littera
   • 1833, Joannis Schulek, Grammatica latina, Szakolczae, p.5:

     Latini habent literas viginti quinque: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, ſ, (s), t, u, v, x, y, z.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lītera	līterae
Genitive	līterae	līterārum
Dative	līterae	līterīs
Accusative	līteram	līterās
Ablative	līterā	līterīs
Vocative	lītera	līterae

References

• “litera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “litera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• litera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• litera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin littera.

Noun

litera f (4th declension)

1. synonym of burtstabiņš

Declension

Declension of litera (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	litera	literas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	literu	literas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	literas	literu
dative (datīvs)	literai	literām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	literu	literām
locative (lokatīvs)	literā	literās
vocative (vokatīvs)	litera	literas

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Malagasy

Etymology

From English letter.

Noun

litera

1. letter (of the alphabet)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin littera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈtɛ.ra/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: li‧te‧ra

Noun

litera f (diminutive literka)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Declension

Declension of litera

	singular	plural
nominative	litera	litery
genitive	litery	liter
dative	literze	literom
accusative	literę	litery
instrumental	literą	literami
locative	literze	literach
vocative	litero	litery

Derived terms

nouns

• liternictwo
• liternik
• literowiec
• literówka

 

verbs

• literować
• przeliterować
• przeliterowywać

 

Related terms

adjectives

• aliteracki
• literacki
• literalny
• literniczy

 

adverb

• literacko
• literalnie

 

nouns

• antyliteratura
• literacina
• literat
• literatka
• literatura

 

Further reading

• litera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• litera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology 1

From literă +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liteˈra/

Verb

a litera (third-person singular present literează, past participle literat) 1st conj.

1. to letter

Conjugation

    conjugation of litera (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a litera
gerund			literând
past participle			literat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	literez	literezi	literează	literăm	literați	literează
	imperfect	literam	literai	litera	literam	literați	literau
	simple perfect	literai	literași	literă	literarăm	literarăți	literară
	pluperfect	literasem	literaseși	literase	literaserăm	literaserăți	literaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să literez	să literezi	să litereze	să literăm	să literați	să litereze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		literează			literați
	negative		nu litera			nu literați

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitera/

Noun

litera

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of literă

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Spanish

una litera en un dormitorio

unas literas en un tren

Etymology

From Catalan llitera, from Vulgar Latin *lectuāria, from Late Latin lectuārius (“relating to beds”), from Latin lectus (“bed”). Compare Portuguese liteira, French litière, English litter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈteɾa/ [liˈt̪e.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: li‧te‧ra

Noun

litera f (plural literas)

1. bunk
2. bunk bed
3. berth, couchette (on either a ship or a train)

   Synonym: camarote

Further reading

• “litera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014