Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1036.littera on page 1036
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littera letter
littera is a Latin Noun that primarily means letter.
Definitions for littera
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
a letter of the alphabet
English derivatives:
literal letters belles-lettres illiterate alliteration
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A letter of the alphabet; to arrange (arrangement) in alphabetical order. (b) a letter as pronounced.
- 2
A letter as written, character; the letter S at the head of a letter. (b) the letter inscribed on a voting-tablet. (c) individual style of lettering, script.
- 3
(pl.) The elements of education, one's ABC (esp. in such phrs. as and sim.).
Sentences with littera
Latin to English
Litterās ad virginem scrībit.Compare He is writing a letter to the maiden.
Ā quō hae litterae mittentur (missae sunt, mittuntur)?Compare By whom will this letter be sent (was sent, is sent)?
Rēgī ipsī hās litterās cum virtūte scrīpsit.Compare He wrote this letter to the king himself with courage (courageously).
Candidus a salibus suffusis felle refugi: nulla venenato littera mixta ioco est.Compare Ingenuous, I have shunned wit steeped in gall - not a letter of mine is dipped in poisoned jest.
Non dubito, quin meus litterae libenter lego.Compare I did not doubt that you would read my letter with pleasure.
Ego navis paro: tuus litterae tamen exspecto.Compare I have got a ship ready: nevertheless I am waiting for a letter from you.
Declension table for littera
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | littera | litterae |
| Gen. | litterae | litterārum |
| Dat. | litterae | litterīs |
| Acc. | litteram | litterās |
| Abl. | litterā | litterīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 45.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1036.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
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Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "littera, litterae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/littera-litterae.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 45.littera, litterae on page 45
