# letra
## Albanian
### Noun

letra
* inflection of letër:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish letra and French lettre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /letra/ [le.t̪ra]
* Rhymes: -etra, -a
* Hyphenation: le‧tra

### Noun

letra inan
* letter of the alphabet
    Synonym: izki
* handwriting
    Synonym: idazkera
* (Northern) letter (written message)
    Synonyms: gutun, eskutitz
* (banking) Short for kanbio-letra (“bill of exchange”).

#### Derived terms

* kanbio-letra (“bill of exchange”)
* letra etzan (“italics”)
* letra larri (“upper case”)
* letra lodi (“bold”)
* letra xehe (“lower case”)
* letra-gizon
* letra-tipo
* letradun (“learned”)
* letragabe (“illiterate”)
* letragabeko (“illiterate”)
* letraldatu (“to transliterate”)
* letratu (“learned”)
* letraz (“in written form”)
* letrazale

#### Related terms

* letradu

### Further reading

* “letra”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “letra”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Chavacano
### Etymology

From Spanish letra (“letter of the alphabet”), from Latin littera.

### Noun

letra
* letter of the alphabet

## Classical Nahuatl
### Etymology

From Spanish letra, from Latin littera.

### Noun

letra
* A letter of the alphabet.
** 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 10
    in jntlatolpan, vnca in letra. R.
    (in their language was the letter r.)

### References

* Sahagún, Bernardino de (1961) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 10 - The People, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 182

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

### Noun

letra f (plural letras)
* letter of the alphabet

### Further reading

* “letra”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog letra.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /ˈletɾa/ [ˈlet̚.ɾʌ]
** IPA: (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ˈretɾa/ [ˈret̚.ɾʌ]
* Rhymes: -etɾa
* Syllabification: let‧ra

### Noun

letra
* letter of the alphabet

### References

* Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎ (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin littera.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Noun

letra f (plural letras)
* letter (a symbol in an alphabet)

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

#### Alternative forms

* lêtra (pre-reform spelling)
* lettra (pre-standardization spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈle.tɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -etɾɐ
* Hyphenation: le‧tra

#### Noun

letra f (plural letras)
* letter (letter of the alphabet)
    Coordinate terms: glifo, hieróglifo, ideograma, pictograma, runa
* calligraphy (style of handwriting of a person), handwriting
    Synonyms: caligrafia, escrita
* (informal) font
    Synonym: fonte
* (music) lyrics (words of a song)
* (soccer) a kind of kick, in which the player kicks with the leg opposite to the ball

##### Derived terms

* à letra
* boas letras
* letra historiada
* letra média
* letra moçárabe
* letra morta
* letra plena
* letra promissória
* letra toledana
* letras sagradas
* letreiro
* letrista
* tirar de letra

##### Related terms

* beletrismo
* letrado
* letrar
* literal
* literário
* literatura

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Alternative forms

* lettra (pre-standardization spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛ.tɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛtɾɐ
* Hyphenation: le‧tra

#### Verb

letra
* inflection of letrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* letra on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{pt}$

## Romansch
### Etymology

From Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

### Noun

letra f (plural letras)
* (Sutsilvan) letter (of the alphabet)

#### Synonyms

* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bustab
* (Puter, Vallader) custab

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈletɾa/ [ˈle.t̪ɾa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -etɾa
* Syllabification: le‧tra

### Noun

letra f (plural letras)
* letter (symbol)
    Hypernym: carácter
* handwriting
* lyrics

#### Derived terms

* a la letra
* al pie de la letra
* apurar una letra
* bellas letras
* buenas letras
* con todas las letras
* cotejo de letras
* cuatro letras
* de puño y letra
* dos letras
* hombre de letras
* juntaletras
* letra bastardilla
* letra chica
* letra corrida
* letra cursiva
* letra de cambio
* letra de guarismo
* letra de imprenta
* letra de mano
* letra de molde
* letra de Tortis
* letra lunar
* letra mayúscula
* letra minúscula
* letra pequeña
* letra por letra
* letra superior
* letra volada
* letra voladita
* letras chinas
* letrilla
* mujer de letras
* primeras letras
* sopa de letras
* tipo de letra
* unas letras

#### Descendants

* → Chavacano: letra
* → Classical Nahuatl: letra
* → Tagalog: letra

### Further reading

* “letra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish letra, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈletɾa/ [ˈlɛt̪.ɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -etɾa
* Syllabification: let‧ra

### Noun

letra (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇ)
* letter (of the alphabet)
    Synonym: titik
* penmanship; style of handwriting
    Synonym: sulat-kamay
* letter type
    Synonym: tipo
* lyrics (of a song)
    Synonym: titik
* style by which letters were made by hands
    Synonyms: pagkakaletra, pagkakapagletra
* literature
    Synonyms: panitikan, literatura

#### Derived terms

* letrahan
* letrang bulakbol
* pagkakaletra
* pagkakapagletra
* pagleletra
* tagaletra
* tagapagletra

#### Related terms

* aliterasyon
* leterhed
* letering
* letra-por-letra
* letrado
* letrero
* literal
* literaryo
* literasi
* literato
* literatura

### Further reading

* “letra”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “letra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018