letter (character) letter (text) 16 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Catalan
Lexeme lletra
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (written message)
Reference DIEC2
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Cham
Lexeme ahraʔ
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (text)
Reference Alieva, Bùi Khán Thế 1999: 126
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Classical Armenian
Lexeme gir (գիր)
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter, epistle; writing, document, something written
Reference Petrosean, Matatʿeay 1879
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Classical Armenian
Lexeme taṙ (տառ)
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter, epistle
Reference Petrosean, Matatʿeay 1879
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Dutch
Lexeme letter
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 (obsolete) letter (written message)
Reference Mironov 1987
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme letter
Meaning 1 a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet a capital letter
Direction
Meaning 2 a written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger he sent a letter to Mrs Falconer
Reference ODE
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme lettre
Meaning 1 letter (character) lettre initiale
a capital letter
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (text) lettre recommandée
registered letter
Reference NFRS
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Galician
Lexeme letra
Meaning 1 letter (character) A letra ‘o’ ten forma de círculo
The letter ‘o’ is in the shape of a circle
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (text) Escríboche estas letras para contarche como me vai.
I am writing you these letters to tell you how I am doing.
Reference DRAG
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Irish Gaelic
Lexeme litir
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (missive, epistle)
Reference Ó Dónaill 1977
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Italian
Lexeme lettera
Meaning 1 letter (character) lettera maiuscola
a capital letter
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (text) lettera non recapitata
undelivered letter
Reference Zor'ko et al. 2002
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Latin
Lexeme littera
Meaning 1 a letter, a written sign or mark signifying a sound
Direction
Meaning 2 (usually in the plural - litterae) letter, epistle Litteras resignare.
To unseal (or open) a letter.
Reference Lewis, Short
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Maltese
Lexeme ittra
Meaning 1 letter (character) L-ittra Y ma tintużax fil-Malti
The letter Y is not used in Maltese.
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (text) Ktibtilha ittra, imma ma weġbitx għaliha.
I wrote her a letter, but she didn’t answer it.
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment From Sicilian littra, from Latin littera. The initial l- was interpreted as the definite article.
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Modern Greek
Lexeme γράμμα
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter, epistle
Reference DSMG
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Scottish Gaelic
Lexeme litir
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter (text)
Reference Dwelly 1911
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme letra
Meaning 1 letter (character)
Direction
Meaning 2 (dated) letter (text)
Reference Narumov 1995
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Welsh
Lexeme llythyr
Meaning 1 letter (in writing, printing, &c.), (graphic symbol representing) speech-sound, letter of the alphabet, character; piece of type (in printing)
Direction
Meaning 2 letter, epistle, written or printed document
Reference GPC
Comment In Modern Welsh llythyren 'letter (character)'