mitra

See also: Mitra, mi·tra, 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

Etymology

From Old Javanese mitra (“friend”), from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, “friend, companion”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mitrás (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás (literally “(that which) causes binding”). Cognate of Indonesian mitra (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mitrə/

Noun

mitra (Balinese script ᬫᬶᬢ᭄ᬭ)

1. a secondary lover

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪtra]

Noun

mitra f

1. mitre (church dignitory's headdress)

Declension

Declension of mitra (hard feminine reducible)

	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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “mitra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “mitra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitrɑ/, [ˈmit̪rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mit‧ra
• Hyphenation^(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 mitrain rare
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
abessive		mitratta	mitroitta
instructive		—	mitroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mitra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mitrani mitrani accusative nom. mitrani mitrani gen. mitrani genitive mitrani mitrojeni mitraini rare partitive mitraani mitrojani inessive mitrassani mitroissani elative mitrastani mitroistani illative mitraani mitroihini adessive mitrallani mitroillani ablative mitraltani mitroiltani allative mitralleni mitroilleni essive mitranani mitroinani translative mitrakseni mitroikseni abessive mitrattani mitroittani instructive — — comitative — mitroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mitrasi mitrasi accusative nom. mitrasi mitrasi gen. mitrasi genitive mitrasi mitrojesi mitraisi rare partitive mitraasi mitrojasi inessive mitrassasi mitroissasi elative mitrastasi mitroistasi illative mitraasi mitroihisi adessive mitrallasi mitroillasi ablative mitraltasi mitroiltasi allative mitrallesi mitroillesi essive mitranasi mitroinasi translative mitraksesi mitroiksesi abessive mitrattasi mitroittasi instructive — — comitative — mitroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mitramme mitramme accusative nom. mitramme mitramme gen. mitramme genitive mitramme mitrojemme mitraimme rare partitive mitraamme mitrojamme inessive mitrassamme mitroissamme elative mitrastamme mitroistamme illative mitraamme mitroihimme adessive mitrallamme mitroillamme ablative mitraltamme mitroiltamme allative mitrallemme mitroillemme essive mitranamme mitroinamme translative mitraksemme mitroiksemme abessive mitrattamme mitroittamme instructive — — comitative — mitroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mitranne mitranne accusative nom. mitranne mitranne gen. mitranne genitive mitranne mitrojenne mitrainne rare partitive mitraanne mitrojanne inessive mitrassanne mitroissanne elative mitrastanne mitroistanne illative mitraanne mitroihinne adessive mitrallanne mitroillanne ablative mitraltanne mitroiltanne allative mitrallenne mitroillenne essive mitrananne mitroinanne translative mitraksenne mitroiksenne abessive mitrattanne mitroittanne instructive — — comitative — mitroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mitransa mitransa accusative nom. mitransa mitransa gen. mitransa genitive mitransa mitrojensa mitrainsa rare partitive mitraansa mitrojaan mitrojansa inessive mitrassaan mitrassansa mitroissaan mitroissansa elative mitrastaan mitrastansa mitroistaan mitroistansa illative mitraansa mitroihinsa adessive mitrallaan mitrallansa mitroillaan mitroillansa ablative mitraltaan mitraltansa mitroiltaan mitroiltansa allative mitralleen mitrallensa mitroilleen mitroillensa essive mitranaan mitranansa mitroinaan mitroinansa translative mitrakseen mitraksensa mitroikseen mitroiksensa abessive mitrattaan mitrattansa mitroittaan mitroittansa instructive — — comitative — mitroineen mitroinensa

Synonyms

• hiippa

Further reading

• “mitra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

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

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦶꦠꦿ (mitra, “close friend”), from Old Javanese mitra (“friend”), 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)

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

Learned borrowing from Latin mitra (“mitre”), 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)

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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tra/
• Rhymes: -itra
• Hyphenation: 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 Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɪ.tra], [ˈmɪt.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmiː.tra], [ˈmit.ra]

Noun

mitra f (genitive mitrae); first declension

1. turban
2. mitre

Declension

First-declension noun.

	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, 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^[2]
• “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. inflection of mitrs:
   1. genitive masculine singular
   2. nominative feminine singular

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, “friend, companion”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mitrás (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás (literally “(that which) causes binding”).

Noun

mitra

1. companion, friend.

Derived terms

• amitra
• amitran
• apamitran
• makamitra
• minitra
• pamitran
• umitra

• alpamitra
• priyamitra
• samayamitra
• samitra
• wimitra

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦩꦶꦠꦿ (mitra) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: mitra
• → Balinese: ᬫᬶᬢ᭄ᬭ (mitra)

Further reading

• "mitra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -itra
• Syllabification: mi‧tra

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin mītra.

Noun

mitra f

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

   Synonym: infuła

2. (ecclesiastical, figuratively) bishopric (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

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).

Noun

mitra m pers

1. (Buddhism) mitra (person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a Buddhist community to learn more)

Declension

Declension of mitra

	singular	plural
nominative	mitra	mitrzy/mitry (deprecative)
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^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “mitra”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tɾa/

• (Portugal) 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

Likely from the Albergue da Mitra, an institution for the destitute and mentally ill in operation from 1933 to 1977.

Noun

mitra m (plural mitras)

1. (informal) old rabbit
2. (Portugal, Lisbon, colloquial) a chav

   Synonym: (Northern Portugal) guna

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

Derived terms

• mitrar

Etymology 3

Verb

mitra

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

Further reading

• “mitra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mitra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mitra/, [ˈmitra]
• Rhymes: -itra
• Hyphenation: mit‧ra

Noun

mitra f (relational adjective mitrový)

mitra

1. mitre

Declension

Declension of mitra
(pattern žena)

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

Further reading

• “mitra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

biskop med mitra och kräkla (“crosier”)

Noun

mitra c

1. a mitre

   Synonym: biskopsmössa

Declension

Declension of mitra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mitra	mitras
	definite	mitran	mitrans
plural	indefinite	mitror	mitrors
	definite	mitrorna	mitrornas

References

• “mitra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “mitra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “mitra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• Marit