littera

Finnish

Noun

littera

1. denomination (of a bank note)

Declension

Declension of littera (type kulkija) singular plural nominative littera litterat genitive litteran litteroiden litteroitten litterain1 partitive litteraa litteroita accusative littera litteran litterat inessive litterassa litteroissa elative litterasta litteroista illative litteraan litteroihin adessive litteralla litteroilla ablative litteralta litteroilta allative litteralle litteroille essive litterana litteroina translative litteraksi litteroiksi instructive – litteroin abessive litteratta litteroitta comitative – litteroineen 1) Rare.

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlit.te.ra/

Noun

littera (plural litteras)

1. a letter of the alphabet
2. letter (epistle)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• (less correctly) litera

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈlit.te.ra/

• Audio (Classical)

  (file)

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)

Inflection

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Catalan: lletra
• Dalmatian: latera
• English: letter
• French: lettre
• Friulian: lètare
• Italian: lettera
• Occitan: letra
• Old Irish: liter
  • Irish: litir
  • Manx: lettyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: litir

• Polish: litera
• Portuguese: letra
• Romanian: literă
• Russian: литера
• Sardinian: lítara
• Sicilian: littra
• Spanish: letra