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carta

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See also: Carta, cárta, and cartă

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾta/ [ˈkaɾ.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾta
  • Syllabification: car‧ta

Noun

carta f (plural cartes)

  1. letter (written message)
  2. playing card (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card)
    Synonym: baraxa
  3. map

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

Pronunciation

Noun

carta f (plural cartes)

  1. letter, card (which one writes to someone)
  2. menu

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Corsican

Etymology

From Latin charta, borrowed from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Cognates include Italian carta and Spanish carta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarta/
    • (Cismontane) IPA(key): [ˈkærta]
    • (Ultramontane) IPA(key): [ˈkarta]
  • Hyphenation: car‧ta
  • Rhymes: -arta

Noun

carta f (plural carte)

  1. card
  2. map

References

French

Pronunciation

Verb

carta

  1. third-person singular past historic of carter

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾta/ [ˈkɑɾ.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾta
  • Hyphenation: car‧ta

Noun

carta f (plural cartas)

  1. letter, correspondence
  2. (archaic) charter; contract
  3. playing card
  4. identification card
  5. map
  6. menu

Derived terms

References

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Irish

Participle

carta

  1. past participle of cart

Noun

carta

  1. genitive singular of cartadh

Verb

carta

  1. analytic present subjunctive of cart

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Italian

Etymology

    From Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkar.ta/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -arta
    • Hyphenation: càr‧ta

    Noun

    carta f (plural carte, diminutive cartìna, pejorative cartàccia)

    1. paper (the material)
    2. map
      Synonyms: carta geografica, mappa, pianta
    3. menu
      Synonym: menu
    4. card

    Descendants

    • → Amharic: ካርታ (karta)
    • → Cimbrian: karta, kart (Luserna)
    • → Greek: κάρτα (kárta)
    • → Hungarian: kártya
    • → Maltese: karta
    • → Tigrinya: ካርታ (karta)

    Further reading

    • carta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
    • carta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
    • carta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
    • càrta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
    • carta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    • carta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    carta f (genitive cartae); first declension

    1. alternative form of charta

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    More information singular, plural ...

    Derived terms

    References

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    Malay

    Etymology

    From English chart, from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of kad and kertas.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃa(r)ta/ [ˈt͡ʃa(r).t̪a]
    • Rhymes: -ta, -a
    • Hyphenation: car‧ta

    Noun

    carta (Jawi spelling چرتا, plural carta-carta)

    1. chart (map or diagram)

    Affixations

    • cartakan (“to chart”)
    • pencarta (“chartist”)
    • pencartaan (“act of charting”)

    Compounds

    • carta alir, carta aliran (“flowchart”)
    • carta pai (“pie chart”)
    • carta palang (“bar chart”)

    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

    From Old Galician-Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”). Doublet of cartaz.

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtɐ, (Brazil) -aʁtɐ
    • Hyphenation: car‧ta

    Noun

    carta f (plural cartas)

    1. letter (written message)
      Synonyms: epístola, missiva, correspondência
    2. chart, map (visual representation of an area)
      Synonym: mapa
    3. (card games) playing card (any of the 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play games)
    4. (law) charter (document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges)
    5. (Portugal, São Paulo) driver's license (an official personal document that permits driving a vehicle)
      Synonyms: carta de condução, (Brazil) carteira, (Brazil) carteira de motorista
    Derived terms
    • apostar todas as cartas
    • carta aberta
    • carta avocatória
    • carta batimétrica
    • carta branca
    • carta celeste
    • carta circular
    • carta constitucional
    • carta corográfica
    • carta credencial
    • carta de á-bê-cê
    • carta de abono
    • carta de adjudicação
    • carta de alforria
    • carta de arrematação
    • carta de aviso
    • carta de condução
    • carta de conforto
    • carta de consciência
    • carta de correntes
    • carta de corso
    • carta de crédito
    • carta de emancipação
    • carta de fiança
    • carta de guia
    • carta de habilitação
    • carta de instrução
    • carta de marca
    • carta de marear
    • carta de motorista
    • carta de navegação
    • carta de prego
    • carta de reconhecimento
    • carta de remessa
    • carta de saúde
    • carta de vinhos
    • carta do abc
    • carta fora do baralho
    • carta geográfica
    • carta geológica
    • carta hidrográfica
    • carta isófota
    • carta magna
    • carta mandadeira
    • carta náutica
    • carta orobatimétrica
    • carta patente
    • carta precatória
    • carta reduzida
    • carta régia
    • carta reversal
    • carta revogatória
    • carta rogatória
    • carta rumada
    • carta sinóptica
    • carta temática
    • carta testamentária
    • carta testemunhal
    • carta testemunhável
    • carta topográfica
    • cartas dimissórias
    • dar carta de alforria a
    • dar cartas, dar as cartas
    • deitar as cartas
    • deitar cartas
    • jogar com as cartas marcadas
    • jogar com as cartas na mesa
    • jogo de cartas marcadas
    • levar a carta ao Garcia
    • mostrar as cartas
    • não pôr mais na carta
    • pôr as cartas
    • pôr as cartas na mesa
    • ter as cartas na mão
    • ter cartas na manga
    Descendants

    See also

    Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
    ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
    oito nove dez valete dama, rainha rei jóquer, curinga

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    carta

    1. inflection of cartar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative
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    Romanian

    Noun

    carta f

    1. definite singular of cartă

    Spanish

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs)bor.
      Latin charta
      Spanish carta

      Inherited from Latin charta (“paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus”). Cognate with English card and chart.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾta/ [ˈkaɾ.t̪a]
      • Audio (Colombia):(file)
      • Rhymes: -aɾta
      • Syllabification: car‧ta

      Noun

      carta f (plural cartas)

      1. letter (document)
        Las cartas que anunciaron el descubrimiento de las Indias
        Letters Announcing the Discovery of the Indies (Columbus's letters)
      2. map
        Synonym: mapa
      3. menu (list of dishes in a restaurant)
        Synonym: menú
      4. playing card

      Usage notes

      • carta is a false friend and generally does not mean "card" (unless referring to playing cards). A more accurate translation for most meanings of the English word "card" (including a payment card, an identity card, a membership card, a postcard, and a colour card used in sports by referees) is tarjeta.

      Derived terms

      Descendants

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