lettere

Italian

Noun

lettere f

  1. plural of lettera

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French letre, from Latin littera.

Noun

lettere f

  1. letter (of the alphabet)
  2. literal meaning
  3. (sometimes plural only) letter (written note)
    • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:
      Descepenen van bochouta quedden alle degene die dese lettren sien selen i(n) onsen here.
      The aldermen of Bochoute address all who will see this letter by our lord.
  4. Bible
  5. sources (collective)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: letter
  • Limburgish: lètter

Further reading
  • “lettere”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “lettere”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

lettere

  1. comparative of lett
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.