letra

See also: létra and Letras

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish letra and French lettre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /letra/ [le.t̪ra]
  • Rhymes: -etra
  • Hyphenation: le‧tra

Noun

letra inan

  1. letter of the alphabet
    Synonym: izki
  2. handwriting
    Synonym: idazkera
  3. (Northern) letter (written message)
    Synonyms: gutun, eskutitz
  4. (banking) Short for kanbio-letra (bill of exchange).

Declension

Derived terms

  • kanbio-letra (bill of exchange)
  • letra etzan (italics)
  • letra larri (upper case)
  • letra lodi (bold)
  • letra xehe (lower case)
  • letra-gizon
  • letra-tipo
  • letradun (learned)
  • letragabe (illiterate)
  • letragabeko (illiterate)
  • letraldatu (to transliterate)
  • letratu (learned)
  • letraz (in written form)
  • letrazale
  • letradu

Further reading

  • "letra" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • letra” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish letra (letter of the alphabet), from Latin littera.

Noun

letra

  1. letter of the alphabet

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish letra, from Latin littera.

Noun

letra

  1. A letter of the alphabet.

References

  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1961) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 10 - The People, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 182

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (letter), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, tablet).

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter of the alphabet

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter (a symbol in an alphabet)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (letter), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, tablet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.tɾɐ/

  • Hyphenation: le‧tra

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter (letter of the alphabet)
  2. calligraphy (style of handwriting of a person), handwriting
    Synonyms: caligrafia, escrita
  3. (informal) font
    Synonym: fonte
  4. (music) lyrics (words of a song)
  5. (soccer) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Further reading

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin littera (letter), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, tablet).

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. (Sutsilvan) letter (of the alphabet)

Synonyms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bustab
  • (Puter, Vallader) custab

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin littera (letter), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, tablet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈletɾa/ [ˈle.t̪ɾa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -etɾa
  • Syllabification: le‧tra

Noun

letra f (plural letras)

  1. letter (symbol)
    Hypernym: carácter
  2. handwriting
  3. lyrics

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: letra
  • Classical Nahuatl: letra
  • Tagalog: letra

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish letra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈletɾa/, [ˈlɛt.ɾɐ]
  • Hyphenation: let‧ra

Noun

letra (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇ)

  1. letter (of the alphabet)
    Synonym: titik
  2. penmanship; style of handwriting
    Synonym: sulat-kamay
  3. letter type
    Synonym: tipo
  4. lyrics (of a song)
    Synonym: titik
  5. style by which letters were made by hands
    Synonyms: pagkakaletra, pagkakapagletra
  6. literature
    Synonyms: panitikan, literatura

Derived terms

  • letra-por-letra
  • letrahan
  • pagkakaletra
  • pagkakapagletra
  • pagleletra
  • tagaletra
  • tagapagletra
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