ittra

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian littra, from Latin littera. The initial l- was interpreted as the definite article (Maltese l- and/or Sicilian l’) and hence deleted. Compare the opposite development in ilma, lemin, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪt.tra/

Noun

ittra f (plural ittri)

  1. letter (of the alphabet)
    ittra majjuskla; ittra kbira; ittra kapitali ― capital letter
    L-ittra Y ma tintużax fil-Malti. ― The letter Y is not used in Maltese.
  2. letter (written message)
    kaxxa tal-ittra ― letterbox
    Ktibtilha ittra, imma ma weġbitx għaliha.
    I wrote her a letter, but she didn’t answer it.
  3. academic title
  4. (Christianity) epistle (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)

Derived terms

  • ittre (“electroning mail”)
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