"litera" meaning in Czech

See litera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈlɪtɛra]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin litterabor. Czech litera Borrowed from Latin littera. Etymology templates: {{ety|cs|:bor|la:littera|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin litterabor. Czech litera [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂leyH-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "leitera", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lītera", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Etruscan", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*dipʰtʰérā", "status" : "redlink", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "διφθέρᾱ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang" : "ett" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "littera", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Czech", "term" : "litera", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cs" }" data-lang="cs" data-title="litera"> Borrowed from Latin littera. Head templates: {{cs-noun|f}} litera f Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|f}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], litera [nominative, singular], litery [nominative, plural], litery [genitive, singular], liter [genitive, plural], liteře [dative, singular], literám [dative, plural], literu [accusative, singular], litery [accusative, plural], litero [singular, vocative], litery [plural, vocative], liteře [locative, singular], literách [locative, plural], literou [instrumental, singular], literami [instrumental, plural]
  1. (higher register) letter (letter of the alphabet) Tags: feminine Synonyms: písmeno Derived forms: Litera, literatura, literát, liteřina
    Sense id: en-litera-cs-noun-wLGcFOsh Categories (other): Czech entries with etymology texts, Czech entries with etymology trees, Czech entries with etymon, Czech entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 2 18 18 14 19 19 2 1 2 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 19 18 15 19 20 1 0 2 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 4 4 29 4 3 4 33 5 1 4 4 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 3 36 4 3 4 37 2 1 3 3 2 1
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