letrar

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin litterārius (“literary”). By surface analysis, letër (“paper, letter”) +‎ -ar or letra pl (“letters, literature”) +‎ -ar.

Adjective

letrar (feminine letrare)

  1. literary

Noun

letrar m (plural letrarë, definite letrari); feminine equivalent letrare

  1. literary man, man of letters, scholar, writer, author
    Synonym: shkrimtar

References
  • “letrar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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