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Webster 1913 Edition


Charta


Char′ta

(kär′tȧ)
,
Noun.
[L., leaf of paper. See
Chart
.]
(Law)
(a)
Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written; parchment or paper.
(b)
A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made. See
Magna Charta
.

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Charta

Charta

See also: charta

German

Noun

Charta f (genitive Charta, plural Chartas)

  1. charter
    • 1990, Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag, in: Bundesgesetzblatt 1990, part 2, page 1320:
      Die Regierungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik erklären, daß das vereinte Deutschland keine seiner Waffen jemals einsetzen wird, es sei denn in Übereinstimmung mit seiner Verfassung und der Charta der Vereinten Nationen.
      The Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic declare that the united Germany will never employ any of its weapons except in accordance with its constitution and the Charter of the United Nations.

charta

charta

See also: Charta

Latin

Alternative forms

  • chartus

Noun

charta f (genitive chartae); first declension

  1. papyrus, paper
  2. poem, a writing
  3. (Medieval Latin) map
  4. the papyrus plant

chartā

  1. ablative singular of charta

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative charta chartae
genitive chartae chartārum
dative chartae chartīs
accusative chartam chartās
ablative chartā chartīs
vocative charta chartae

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxarta]

Noun

charta

  1. genitive singular of chart
  2. accusative singular of chart
  3. nominative dual of chart

Romansch

Etymology

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

Noun

charta f (plural chartas)

  1. letter, card