mitra

See also: Mitra, mitrā, and mitrą

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá, “friend”).

Noun

mitra (plural mitras)

1. A person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a Buddhist community to learn more.

Anagrams

• Armit, Tarim, amrit, matri-, timar, tirma

Balinese

Romanization

mitra

1. Romanization of ᬫᬶᬢ᭄ᬭ.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪtra]

Noun

mitra f

1. mitre (church dignitory's headdress)

Declension

Declension of mitra

	singular	plural
nominative	mitra	mitry
genitive	mitry	miter
dative	mitře	mitrám
accusative	mitru	mitry
vocative	mitro	mitry
locative	mitře	mitrách
instrumental	mitrou	mitrami

Further reading

• mitra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• mitra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• mitra in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitrɑ/, [ˈmit̪rɑ]
• Rhymes: -itrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mit‧ra

Noun

mitra

1. mitre (head covering of a church dignitary)

Declension

Inflection of mitra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mitra	mitrat
genitive		mitran	mitrojen
partitive		mitraa	mitroja
illative		mitraan	mitroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mitra	mitrat
accusative	nom.	mitra	mitrat
	gen.	mitran
genitive		mitran	mitrojen mitrainrare
partitive		mitraa	mitroja
inessive		mitrassa	mitroissa
elative		mitrasta	mitroista
illative		mitraan	mitroihin
adessive		mitralla	mitroilla
ablative		mitralta	mitroilta
allative		mitralle	mitroille
essive		mitrana	mitroina
translative		mitraksi	mitroiksi
instructive		—	mitroin
abessive		mitratta	mitroitta
comitative		—	mitroineen

Possessive forms of mitra (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	mitrani	mitramme
2nd person	mitrasi	mitranne
3rd person	mitransa

Synonyms

• hiippa

Anagrams

• Marit, armit, marit, rimat

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmitrɒ]
• Hyphenation: mit‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun

mitra (plural mitrák)

1. mitre

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	mitra	mitrák
accusative	mitrát	mitrákat
dative	mitrának	mitráknak
instrumental	mitrával	mitrákkal
causal-final	mitráért	mitrákért
translative	mitrává	mitrákká
terminative	mitráig	mitrákig
essive-formal	mitraként	mitrákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	mitrában	mitrákban
superessive	mitrán	mitrákon
adessive	mitránál	mitráknál
illative	mitrába	mitrákba
sublative	mitrára	mitrákra
allative	mitrához	mitrákhoz
elative	mitrából	mitrákból
delative	mitráról	mitrákról
ablative	mitrától	mitráktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	mitráé	mitráké
non-attributive possessive - plural	mitráéi	mitrákéi

Possessive forms of mitra
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	mitrám	mitráim
2nd person sing.	mitrád	mitráid
3rd person sing.	mitrája	mitrái
1st person plural	mitránk	mitráink
2nd person plural	mitrátok	mitráitok
3rd person plural	mitrájuk	mitráik

Synonyms

• püspöksüveg

References

• Bakos, Ferenc and Pál Fábián. Idegen szavak és kifejezések szótára (’A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1989. →ISBN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪt̚.ra], [ˈmi.tra]
• Hyphenation: mit‧ra

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, “friend, ally”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mitrás (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás (literally “(that which) causes binding”). Doublet of mahar and mohor.

Noun

mitra (plural mitra-mitra, first-person possessive mitraku, second-person possessive mitramu, third-person possessive mitranya)

1. friend, colleague

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

   1. friend.

      Synonyms: teman, sahabat

   2. colleague.

      Synonyms: kolega, rekan, sejawat

Derived terms

• bermitra
• kemitraan

 

Etymology 2

mitra

From Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to bind”) or a loan from an Indo-Iranian source.

Noun

mitra (plural mitra-mitra, first-person possessive mitraku, second-person possessive mitramu, third-person possessive mitranya)

1. mitre: a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.

Further reading

• “mitra” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tra/
• Rhymes: -itra
• Syllabification: mì‧tra

• Audio

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Etymology 1

From Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”).

Noun

mitra f (plural mitre)

1. mitre (covering for the head worn by church dignitaries)
2. cowl (chimney covering)
3. (historical) band of cloth, leather, or metal girdled by ancient Greek warriors for protective purposes
4. hairband; hair tie
5. ribbon used to keep a tiara in place

Derived terms

• mitrale

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of mitragliatore.

Noun

mitra m (invariable)

1. submachine gun, Tommy gun
2. (informal, regional) parson's nose

   Synonym: boccone del prete

3. type of head injury bandage protection

   Synonym: mitra d'Ippocrate

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mitra

1. inflection of mitrare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• matri, ritma, tarmi, trami

Javanese

Romanization

mitra

1. Romanization of ꦩꦶꦠꦿ.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, “headband, turban”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tra/, [ˈmɪt̪rä] or IPA^(key): /ˈmit.ra/, [ˈmɪt̪rä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tra/, [ˈmiːt̪rä] or IPA^(key): /ˈmit.ra/, [ˈmit̪rä]

Noun

mitra f (genitive mitrae); first declension

1. turban
2. mitre

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mitra	mitrae
Genitive	mitrae	mitrārum
Dative	mitrae	mitrīs
Accusative	mitram	mitrās
Ablative	mitrā	mitrīs
Vocative	mitra	mitrae

Derived terms

• mitella
• mitrātus

References

• “mitra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “mitra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• mitra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “mitra”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “mitra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “mitra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Latvian

Adjective

mitra

1. genitive singular masculine form of mitrs
2. nominative singular feminine form of mitrs

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmit.ra/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -itra
• Syllabification: mit‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mītra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Noun

mitra f

1. (Roman Catholicism) mitre (headwear of a church dignitary)

   Synonym: infuła

2. (ecclesiastical, figuratively) bishopric (the rank or office of a bishop)

   Synonyms: biskupstwo, episkopat, infuła

Declension

Declension of mitra

	singular	plural
nominative	mitra	mitry
genitive	mitry	mitr
dative	mitrze	mitrom
accusative	mitrę	mitry
instrumental	mitrą	mitrami
locative	mitrze	mitrach
vocative	mitro	mitry

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá, “friend”).

Noun

mitra m pers

1. (Buddhism) mitra

Declension

Declension of mitra

	singular	plural
nominative	mitra	mitrzy
genitive	mitry	mitrów
dative	mitrze	mitrom
accusative	mitrę	mitrów
instrumental	mitrą	mitrami
locative	mitrze	mitrach
vocative	mitro	mitrzy

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: mi‧tra

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Noun

mitra f (plural mitras)

mitra

1. mitre

Derived terms

• mitral
• mitrar

Further reading

• mitra on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mitra m (plural mitras)

1. (informal) old rabbit
2. (Portugal, slang) street thug

   Synonym: guna

3. (Portugal, Porto, slang) someone who joins a social gathering without an invitation

Derived terms

• mitrar

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitra/

Noun

mitra f (genitive singular mitry, nominative plural mitry, genitive plural mitier, declension pattern of žena)

mitra

1. mitre

Declension

Declension of mitra

	singular	plural
nominative	mitra	mitry
genitive	mitry	mitier
dative	mitre	mitrám
accusative	mitru	mitry
locative	mitre	mitrách
instrumental	mitrou	mitrami

Derived terms

• mitrový

Further reading

• mitra in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish mitra, borrowed from Latin mītra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitɾa/ [ˈmi.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -itɾa
• Syllabification: mi‧tra

Noun

mitra f (plural mitras)

1. mitre (head covering of a church dignitary)

Further reading

• “mitra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

mitra c

1. mitre

Inflection

Declension of mitra
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mitra	mitran	mitror	mitrorna
Genitive	mitras	mitrans	mitrors	mitrornas

Anagrams

• Marit