ittra

Maltese

Alternative forms

littra (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian littra, from Latin littera. The initial l- was interpreted as the definite article (Maltese l- and/or Sicilian l’) and hence deleted. Compare the opposite development in ilma, lemin, etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɪt.tra/

Noun

ittra f (plural ittri)

letter (of the alphabet)
ittra majjuskla; ittra kbira; ittra kapitali ― capital letter

L-ittra Y ma tintużax fil-Malti. ― The letter Y is not used in Maltese.
letter (written message)
kaxxa tal-ittra ― letterbox

Ktibtilha ittra, imma ma weġbitx għaliha.
I wrote her a letter, but she didn’t answer it.
academic title
(Christianity) epistle (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Derived terms

ittre (“electroning mail”)