Letter

See also: letter

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Letter f (genitive Letter, plural Lettern)

a letter (character)
a type in typesetting
der Buchdruck mit beweglichen Lettern
large or decorated letter as used for book covers, headlines, signs, and inscriptions
An der Tür prangte in goldenen Lettern sein Name.

Declension

Declension of Letter

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Letter	die	Lettern
genitive	einer	der	Letter	der	Lettern
dative	einer	der	Letter	den	Lettern
accusative	eine	die	Letter	die	Lettern

Synonyms

letter (character): Buchstabe
Litera, Litter (maybe dated)
Druckbuchstabe, Druckletter, Drucktype, Type

References

Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (DWDS)
Johann Christoph Adelung: Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart, Band 2. Leipzig, 1796, S.2035, Stichwort Letter. (bei woerterbuchnetz.de, bei zeno.org)
Letter in Duden online

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