litera

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈliː.te.ra/, [ˈliː.tɛ.ra]

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.

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, 1883–1887)
• litera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin littera.

Noun

litera f (4th declension)

1. synonym of burtstabiņš

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

litera

1. letter (of the alphabet)

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲiˈtɛ.ra/

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Noun

litera f (diminutive literka)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Noun

litera

1. definite singular nominative form of literă.
2. definite singular accusative form of literă.

Etymology

From Catalan llitera, from Late Latin lect(u)aria < lect(u)arius, from Latin lectus. Compare Portuguese liteira, French litière.

Noun

litera f (plural literas)

1. bunk