carta

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See also: Carta, cárta, and cartă

Asturian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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carta f (plural cartes)

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

Catalan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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carta f (plural carte)

  1. card
  2. map

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French

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Verb

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carta

  1. third-person singular past historic of carter

Galician

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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carta f (plural cartas)

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

Derived terms

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Irish

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Participle

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carta

  1. past participle of cart

Noun

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carta

  1. genitive singular of cartadh

Verb

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carta

  1. analytic present subjunctive of cart

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
carta charta gcarta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian

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Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    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
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    Descendants

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

    Further reading

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    • 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

    Latin

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    Noun

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    carta f (genitive cartae); first declension

    1. Alternative form of charta

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

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    Malay

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    Etymology

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    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

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

    Noun

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    carta (Jawi spelling چرتا, plural carta-carta, informal 1st possessive cartaku, 2nd possessive cartamu, 3rd possessive cartanya)

    1. chart (map or diagram)

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology 1

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

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

    Noun

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    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
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    See also

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    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 rei jóquer, curinga

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    Etymology 2

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    Verb

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    carta

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

    Romanian

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    Noun

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    carta f

    1. definite singular of cartă

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      carta f (plural cartas)

      1. letter (document)
      2. map
        Synonym: mapa
      3. menu (list of dishes in a restaurant)
        Synonym: menú
      4. playing card

      Usage notes

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      • 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 postcard, and a colour card used by referees) is tarjeta.

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