"ittra" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪt.tra/ Forms: ittri [plural]
Etymology: From Sicilian littra, from Latin littera. The initial l- was interpreted as the definite article (Maltese l- and/or Sicilian l’) and hence deleted. Compare the opposite development in ilma, lemin, etc. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|scn|littra}} Sicilian littra, {{der|mt|la|littera}} Latin littera, {{m+|mt|l-}} Maltese l-, {{m+|scn|la|l’}} Sicilian l’ Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=ittri}} ittra f (plural ittri)
  1. letter (of the alphabet) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ittra-mt-noun-EHVdiBSM
  2. letter (missive) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ittra-mt-noun-FQ6EDRsk Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "littra"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian littra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "littera"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin littera",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "l-"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese l-",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "l’"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian l’",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sicilian littra, from Latin littera. The initial l- was interpreted as the definite article (Maltese l- and/or Sicilian l’) and hence deleted. Compare the opposite development in ilma, lemin, etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ittri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "ittri"
      },
      "expansion": "ittra f (plural ittri)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The letter Y is not used in Maltese.",
          "text": "L-ittra Y ma tintużax fil-Malti."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (of the alphabet)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ittra-mt-noun-EHVdiBSM",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I wrote her a letter, but she didn’t answer it.",
          "text": "Ktibtilha ittra, imma ma weġbitx għaliha."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (missive)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ittra-mt-noun-FQ6EDRsk",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪt.tra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ittra"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "littra"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian littra",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "littera"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin littera",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "l-"
      },
      "expansion": "Maltese l-",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "l’"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian l’",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sicilian littra, from Latin littera. The initial l- was interpreted as the definite article (Maltese l- and/or Sicilian l’) and hence deleted. Compare the opposite development in ilma, lemin, etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ittri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "ittri"
      },
      "expansion": "ittra f (plural ittri)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The letter Y is not used in Maltese.",
          "text": "L-ittra Y ma tintużax fil-Malti."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (of the alphabet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I wrote her a letter, but she didn’t answer it.",
          "text": "Ktibtilha ittra, imma ma weġbitx għaliha."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (missive)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪt.tra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ittra"
}

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