littera

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Contents 1 Interlingua 1.1 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Usage notes 2.2.3 Derived terms

[edit] Interlingua

[edit] Noun

littera (plural litteras)

1. letter (epistle)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• (less correctly) litera

[edit] Noun

littera (genitive litterae); f, first declension

1. a letter of the alphabet
2. handwriting

   Alexidis manum amabam, quod tam prope accedebat ad similitudinem tuae litterae.

3. (usually plural) letter, epistle

   Litteras resignare.

   To unseal (or open) a letter.

4. (usually plural) literature

   Abest historia litteris nostris.

   Is missing in our literature.

   Si versus horum duorum poetarum neglegetis, magna parte litterarum carebitis.

   If you neglect the verses of these two poets, you will miss a great part of literature.

5. (usually plural) books
6. (usually plural) records, accounts
7. (usually plural) an edict, ordinance.

   Praetoris litterae.

   A praetor's edict.

   Litteras revocavit.

   A letter of appointment. (a commission)

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	littera	litterae
genitive	litterae	litterārum
dative	litterae	litterīs
accusative	litteram	litterās
ablative	litterā	litterīs
vocative	littera	litterae

[edit] Usage notes

• litterae missae means "a letter sent by a person" and litterae allatae a "a letter received" hence, liber litterarum missarum et allatarum ment a letter-book.

[edit] Derived terms

• ad litteram (word for word, literally, verbatim)
• littera canina (meaning dog's letter)
• litterātim