"litera" meaning in Latin

See litera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈliː.te.ra/ [Classical], [ˈlʲiːt̪ɛrä] [Classical], /ˈli.te.ra/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈliːt̪erä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-noun|lītera<1>}} lītera f (genitive līterae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lītera<1>}} Forms: lītera [canonical, feminine], līterae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lītera [nominative, singular], līterae [nominative, plural], līterae [genitive, singular], līterārum [genitive, plural], līterae [dative, singular], līterīs [dative, plural], līteram [accusative, singular], līterās [accusative, plural], līterā [ablative, singular], līterīs [ablative, plural], lītera [singular, vocative], līterae [plural, vocative]
  1. Alternative form of littera Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-1 Alternative form of: littera
    Sense id: en-litera-la-noun-75MWA7CC Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lītera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lītera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līteram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lītera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lītera<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "lītera f (genitive līterae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lītera<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "littera"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "1833, Joannis Schulek, Grammatica latina, Szakolczae, page 5",
          "text": "Latini habent literas viginti quinque: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, ſ, (s), t, u, v, x, y, z.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of littera"
      ],
      "id": "en-litera-la-noun-75MWA7CC",
      "links": [
        [
          "littera",
          "littera#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.te.ra/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlʲiːt̪ɛrä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.te.ra/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliːt̪erä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "litera"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lītera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lītera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līteram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lītera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "līterae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lītera<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "lītera f (genitive līterae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lītera<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "littera"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin first declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Latin quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "1833, Joannis Schulek, Grammatica latina, Szakolczae, page 5",
          "text": "Latini habent literas viginti quinque: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, ſ, (s), t, u, v, x, y, z.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of littera"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "littera",
          "littera#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.te.ra/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlʲiːt̪ɛrä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.te.ra/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliːt̪erä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "litera"
}

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