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literă
letter (of the alphabet) /liˈte.rə/
noun#2873 most common
Also: character (typographic symbol)
Example sentences
Aceasta este litera A.
This is the letter A.
Scriu fiecare literă cu grijă.
I write each letter carefully.
Copilul învață literele alfabetului.
The child is learning the letters of the alphabet.
A greșit o literă din numele meu.
He got one letter wrong in my name.
Legea trebuie respectată literă cu literă.
The law must be followed to the letter.
Manuscrisul conține litere caligrafiate cu o precizie uimitoare.
The manuscript contains letters calligraphed with astonishing precision.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | literă | litere |
| Genitive | literei | literelor |
| Accusative | literă | litere |
| Vocative | literă | litere |
Word family
literalliteral
literarliterary
literaturăliterature
alfabetalphabet (related concept, not the same root)
Etymology
Literă comes from Latin littera, meaning a letter of the alphabet. The word passed into Romanian as part of the core Latin vocabulary that survived through everyday speech. The ultimate origin of Latin littera itself is disputed among scholars, so no reliable Indo-European root can be given.
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