"Letter" meaning in German

See Letter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛtɐ/ Audio: De-Letter.ogg
Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Letter f (genitive Letter, plural Lettern) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Letter [genitive], Lettern [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Letter [nominative, singular], Lettern [definite, nominative, plural], Letter [genitive, singular], Lettern [definite, genitive, plural], Letter [dative, singular], Lettern [dative, definite, plural], Letter [accusative, singular], Lettern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (rare) a letter (character) Tags: feminine, rare Synonyms: Buchstabe [character, letter], Litera, Litter (english: maybe dated), Druckbuchstabe, Druckletter, Drucktype, Type
    Sense id: en-Letter-de-noun-FccYHCxi
  2. a type in typesetting Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Letter-de-noun-ekIaAK0u
  3. large or decorated letter as used for book covers, headlines, signs, and inscriptions Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Letter-de-noun-5hJcj6D9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 83

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Letter meaning in German (2.9kB)

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    {
      "form": "Letter",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "a letter (character)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Letter-de-noun-FccYHCxi",
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        [
          "letter",
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        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) a letter (character)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "66 0 34",
          "tags": [
            "character",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "Buchstabe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 0 34",
          "word": "Litera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 0 34",
          "english": "maybe dated",
          "word": "Litter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 0 34",
          "word": "Druckbuchstabe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 0 34",
          "word": "Druckletter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 0 34",
          "word": "Drucktype"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 0 34",
          "word": "Type"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "der Buchdruck mit beweglichen Lettern"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a type in typesetting"
      ],
      "id": "en-Letter-de-noun-ekIaAK0u",
      "links": [
        [
          "type",
          "type"
        ],
        [
          "typesetting",
          "typesetting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 13 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His name was emblazoned on the door in golden letters.",
          "text": "An der Tür prangte in goldenen Lettern sein Name.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "large or decorated letter as used for book covers, headlines, signs, and inscriptions"
      ],
      "id": "en-Letter-de-noun-5hJcj6D9",
      "links": [
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "headline",
          "headline"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "inscription",
          "inscription"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛtɐ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Letter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/De-Letter.ogg/De-Letter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/De-Letter.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Letter"
}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter (character)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) a letter (character)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "der Buchdruck mit beweglichen Lettern"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a type in typesetting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "type",
          "type"
        ],
        [
          "typesetting",
          "typesetting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His name was emblazoned on the door in golden letters.",
          "text": "An der Tür prangte in goldenen Lettern sein Name.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "large or decorated letter as used for book covers, headlines, signs, and inscriptions"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "headline",
          "headline"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "inscription",
          "inscription"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈlɛtɐ/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/De-Letter.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "character",
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "Buchstabe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Litera"
    },
    {
      "english": "maybe dated",
      "word": "Litter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Druckbuchstabe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Druckletter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Drucktype"
    },
    {
      "word": "Type"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Letter"
}

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