litero

Esperanto

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der.

Old Latin leitera

Latin līterader.?

Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā?

Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor.

Etruscan [Term?]bor.?

Latin litterader.

Esperanto litero

Derived from Latin littera. Doublet of letero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈtero/

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: li‧te‧ro

Noun

litero (accusative singular literon, plural literoj, accusative plural literojn)

1. letter (of the alphabet)

   Meronyms: konsonanto, vokalo

   La esperanta alfabeto havas dudek ok literojn. ― The Esperanto alphabet has twenty-eight letters.

Derived terms

• ĉeflitero, grandlitero
• literumi

Further reading

• “litero”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “litero”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto litero, English letter, French lettre, German Letter, Italian lettera, Russian ли́тера (lítera), Spanish letra. Doublet of letro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈte.ro/

Noun

litero (plural literi)

1. letter (character of a script)

Derived terms

• literala (“relating to letters; literal”)
• literope (“letter by letter”)