loteria

See also: lotéria, lotería, and loterią

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French loterie or Spanish lotería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [lu.təˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [lo.təˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [lo.teˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: lo‧te‧ri‧a

Noun

loteria f (plural loteries)

1. lottery

Further reading

• “loteria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “loteria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “loteria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English lottery, French loterie, German Lotterie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔˈtɛ.rja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Syllabification: lo‧te‧ria

Noun

loteria f (diminutive loteryjka)

1. (gambling) lottery, sweepstake (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)

   Hypernym: gra

2. (figuratively) lottery (something decided by chance)

   Synonyms: totek, totolotek

Declension

Declension of loteria

	singular	plural
nominative	loteria	loterie
genitive	loterii	loterii/loteryj (archaic)
dative	loterii	loteriom
accusative	loterię	loterie
instrumental	loterią	loteriami
locative	loterii	loteriach
vocative	loterio	loterie

Derived terms

adjective

• loteryjny

 

Derived terms

noun

• loteryjność

 

Further reading

• loteria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• loteria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lotaria (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from French loterie, from Italian lotteria. From the same root as Old English hlot (cognate with English lot).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.teˈɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.teˈɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.teˈɾi.a/

• Hyphenation: lu‧te‧ri‧a

Noun

loteria f (plural loterias)

1. (Brazil) lottery

Related terms

• casa lotérica
• lotérico