litteratura

Latin

Etymology

From littera (“letter”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”). Further etymology uncertain.

Noun

litterātūra f (genitive litterātūrae); first declension

  1. lettering; alphabet
  2. grammar, philology
  3. learning, erudition

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative litterātūra litterātūrae
Genitive litterātūrae litterātūrārum
Dative litterātūrae litterātūrīs
Accusative litterātūram litterātūrās
Ablative litterātūrā litterātūrīs
Vocative litterātūra litterātūrae

Descendants

References
  • litteratura in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • litteratura in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • litteratura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • litteratura in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Noun

litteratura f (plural litteraturas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of literatura
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