litir

See also: lítir

Icelandic

Noun

litir

  1. indefinite nominative plural of litur

Verb

litir

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of lita

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish liter, from Latin littera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪtʲəɾʲ/

Noun

litir f (genitive singular litreach or litre, nominative plural litreacha)

  1. letter (of the alphabet)
  2. letter (missive, epistle)

Declension
Declension of litir

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative litir litreacha
Vocative a litir a litreacha
Genitive litreach litreacha
Dative litir litreacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an litir na litreacha
Genitive na litreach na litreacha
Dative leis an litir

don litir

 leis na litreacha

Derived terms
  • bloclitir f (“block letter”)
  • ceannlitir f (“capital letter”)
  • códlitir f (“code letter”)
  • délitir f (“digraph”)
  • fuarlitir an dlí f (“the (strict) letter of the law”)
  • imlitir f (“circular”)
  • litirchárta m (“letter-card”)
  • litirmheá f (“letter-scales”)
  • litirphreas m (“letterpress”)
  • litreoireacht f (“lettering”)
  • litrigh (“spell”, verb)
  • litriúil (“literal”)
  • nasclitir f (“ligature”)
  • tréadlitir f (“pastoral”)
  • túslitir f (“initial”)

Further reading
  • "litir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “liter” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish liter, from Latin littera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʎiʰtʲɪɾʲ/

Noun

litir f (genitive singular litreach, plural litrichean)

  1. letter (epistle; character)

Derived terms

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “liter” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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