Icelandic

Noun

litir

1. indefinite nominative plural of litur

Verb

litir

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of lita

Irish

Alternative forms

• leitir (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Old Irish liter, from Latin littera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈl̠ʲɪtʲɪɾʲ]

Noun

litir f ‎(genitive singular litreach or litre, nominative plural litreacha)

1. letter (of the alphabet)
2. letter (missive, epistle)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

References

• "litir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “liter” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish liter, from Latin littera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎiʰtʲɪɾʲ/

Noun

litir f ‎(genitive singular litreach, plural litrichean)

1. letter (epistle; character)

Derived terms

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “liter” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.