carta

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
• Hyphenation: 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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkar.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkaɾ.ta]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

carta f (plural cartes)

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

Derived terms

• cartejar
• cartell
• carter
• cartera
• escartejar
• joc de cartes

 

See also

• targeta

 

Further reading

• “carta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “carta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “carta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “carta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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

• “carta, cartula” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.ta/
• Homophones: cartas, cartât

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

• carteira
• carteiro
• descartar
• encartar

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “carta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “carta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Irish

Participle

carta

1. past participle of cart

Noun

carta

1. genitive singular of cartadh

Verb

carta

1. analytic present subjunctive of cart

Mutation

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

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

Related terms

• aeroplanino di carta
• carta assorbente
• carta carbone
• carta d'identità
• carta da gioco
• carta da lettere
• carta da parati
• carta dei vini
• carta di credito
• carta igienica
• carta millimetrata
• carta SIM
• carta vetrata
• cartaccia
• cartaceo
• cartaio
• cartapesta
• carteggio
• cartella
• cartello
• cartiera, cartificio
• cartina
• cartoccio
• cartografia
• cartoleria
• cartolina
• cartomanzia
• cartone
• cartotecnica
• cartuccia
• incartare
• scartare

 

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

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ta/, [ˈkärt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ta/, [ˈkärt̪ä]

Noun

carta f (genitive cartae); first declension

1. Alternative form of charta

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	carta	cartae
Genitive	cartae	cartārum
Dative	cartae	cartīs
Accusative	cartam	cartās
Ablative	cartā	cartīs
Vocative	carta	cartae

Derived terms

• Magna Carta

 

References

• carta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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, informal 1st possessive cartaku, 2nd possessive cartamu, 3rd possessive cartanya)

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

• “carta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʁ.tɐ/ [ˈkah.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʁ.tɐ/ [ˈkah.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾ.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʁ.tɐ/ [ˈkaχ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɻ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾ.tɐ/

• 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
• 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

• Papiamentu: karta (with Spanish)
• → Japanese: カルタ (karuta)
• → Swahili: karata

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	rei	jóquer, curinga

Further reading

• “carta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “carta”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “carta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “carta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “carta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “carta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

carta

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

Romanian

Noun

carta f

1. definite singular of cartă

Spanish

Etymology

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

Derived terms

• a la carta
• abrecartas
• carta abierta
• carta al director
• carta amorosa
• carta blanca
• carta bomba
• carta de ajuste
• carta de amor
• carta de amparo
• carta de ciudadanía
• carta de contramarca
• carta de derechos
• carta de dote
• carta de emplazamiento
• carta de examen
• carta de fletamento
• carta de gracia
• carta de guía
• carta de hermandad
• carta de hidalguía
• carta de marca
• carta de marear
• carta de naturaleza
• carta de pago
• carta de personería
• carta de porte
• carta de presentación
• carta de quita
• carta de repudio
• carta de Urías
• carta de vecindad
• carta de venta
• carta de vinos
• Carta Magna
• carta natal
• carta pastoral
• carta reversal
• carta segura
• cartilla
• cartón
• descartar
• echar las cartas
• enseñar las cartas
• entre gitanos no nos leemos las cartas
• jugar a cartas vistas
• jugar a las cartas
• jugar la última carta
• jugarse todo a una carta
• jugárselo todo a una carta
• mesa de cartas
• no saber a qué carta quedarse
• perder con buenas cartas
• polvos de cartas
• por carta de más
• por carta de menos
• tomar cartas en el asunto

 

Related terms

• cartel
• cartografía

 

Descendants

• Papiamentu: karta (with Portuguese)
• Tagalog: kalatas

Further reading

• “carta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• catar, traca