carta
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).
Noun
carta f (plural cartes)
- letter (written message)
- playing card (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card)
- map
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).
Pronunciation
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “carta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).
Italian
Etymology
From Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”)
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
carta f (plural carte)
Latin
Etymology
See charta
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkar.ta/
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | carta | cartae |
Genitive | cartae | cartārum |
Dative | cartae | cartīs |
Accusative | cartam | cartās |
Ablative | cartā | cartīs |
Vocative | carta | cartae |
References
- carta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).
Noun
carta f (plural cartas)
- letter (written message)
- chart, map (visual representation of an area)
- (card games) playing card (any of the 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play games)
- (law) charter (document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges)
- (São Paulo, Portugal) driver's license (an official personal document that permits driving a vehicle)
Synonyms
- (letter): epístola, missiva, correspondência
- (map): mapa
Derived terms
- carta de alforria
- carta de condução
- carta constitucional
- carta de crédito
Romanian
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin charta (“paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus”). Cognate with English card and chart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkarta/, [ˈkart̪a]
Audio (Latin America) (file)
Noun
carta f (plural cartas)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Papiamentu: karta (with Portuguese)
Related terms
Further reading
- “carta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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