"letter" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛ.tər/ Audio: Nl-letter.ogg Forms: letters [plural], lettertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛtər Etymology: From Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French lettre, from Latin littera. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|lettere}} Middle Dutch lettere, {{der|nl|fro|lettre}} Old French lettre, {{der|nl|la|littera}} Latin littera Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-s|lettertje}} letter f (plural letters, diminutive lettertje n)
  1. letter (letter of the alphabet) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-letter-nl-noun-wLGcFOsh
  2. (obsolete) letter (written message) Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-letter-nl-noun-JbLk0dW0 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beginletter, blokletter, boterletter, chocoladeletter, drukletter, eindletter, geletterd, grote letter, hoofdletter, kenletter, kleine letter, koeienletter, letteren, letterkunde, letterlijk, lettertype, letterwerk, letterwoord, letterzetten, onderkastletter, schrijfletter, tussenletter, voorletter

Inflected forms

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      "word": "beginletter"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blokletter"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "boterletter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chocoladeletter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "drukletter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eindletter"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "geletterd"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "grote letter"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hoofdletter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kenletter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kleine letter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "koeienletter"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "letteren"
    },
    {
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      "word": "letterkunde"
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    {
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      "word": "letterlijk"
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    {
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      "word": "lettertype"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "letterwerk"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "letterwoord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "letterzetten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "onderkastletter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "schrijfletter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tussenletter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "voorletter"
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          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: letter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
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          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: letter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Negerhollands: letter"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "lèter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: lèter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: lèter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "leter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: leter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: leter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "レッテル",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "retteru"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: レッテル (retteru)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: レッテル (retteru)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "lèter",
            "3": "lèterchi",
            "4": "letter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: lèter, lèterchi, letter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: lèter, lèterchi, letter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "letè",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: letè",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: letè"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "lettere"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch lettere",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "lettre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French lettre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "littera"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin littera",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French lettre, from Latin littera.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "letters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "lettertje"
      },
      "expansion": "letter f (plural letters, diminutive lettertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "let‧ter"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "letter (letter of the alphabet)"
      ],
      "id": "en-letter-nl-noun-wLGcFOsh",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "letter (written message)"
      ],
      "id": "en-letter-nl-noun-JbLk0dW0",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) letter (written message)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.tər/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtər"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Nl-letter.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
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    "nl:letter"
  ],
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}
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    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old French",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛtər",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛtər/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "beginletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "blokletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "boterletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "chocoladeletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "drukletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "eindletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "geletterd"
    },
    {
      "word": "grote letter"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoofdletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "kenletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "kleine letter"
    },
    {
      "word": "koeienletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "letteren"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterkunde"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterlijk"
    },
    {
      "word": "lettertype"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterwerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterwoord"
    },
    {
      "word": "letterzetten"
    },
    {
      "word": "onderkastletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "schrijfletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "tussenletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "voorletter"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "af",
            "2": "letter"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: letter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: letter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "letter"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: letter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: letter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "lèter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: lèter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: lèter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "leter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: leter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: leter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "レッテル",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "retteru"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: レッテル (retteru)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: レッテル (retteru)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "lèter",
            "3": "lèterchi",
            "4": "letter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: lèter, lèterchi, letter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: lèter, lèterchi, letter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "letè",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: letè",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: letè"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "lettere"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch lettere",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "lettre"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French lettre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "littera"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin littera",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French lettre, from Latin littera.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "letters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "lettertje"
      },
      "expansion": "letter f (plural letters, diminutive lettertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "let‧ter"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "letter (letter of the alphabet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (written message)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) letter (written message)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛ.tər/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtər"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-letter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/Nl-letter.ogg/Nl-letter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Nl-letter.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "nl:letter"
  ],
  "word": "letter"
}

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