karta

See also: kartą, kárta, and kārta

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• kart (Luserna)

Etymology

From Italian carta.

Noun

karta f (plural karten)

1. (Sette Comuni) card

   spiilan in karten ― to play cards

Further reading

• “karta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarta]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

karta f

1. card
2. (graphical user interface) tab

   Synonyms: záložka, panel

Declension

Declension of karta (hard feminine mixed-reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	karta	karty
genitive	karty	karet, kart1
dative	kartě	kartám
accusative	kartu	karty
vocative	karto	karty
locative	kartě	kartách
instrumental	kartou	kartami

¹Less common.

Derived terms

• karetní
• kartář m
• kartářka f
• kartička f
• karty f pl
• síťová karta f

Related terms

• kartotéka f

Further reading

• “karta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “karta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “karta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Estonian

Verb

karta

1. Da-infinitive of kartma.

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karta, borrowed from a Baltic language. Cognates include Estonian kard and Ingrian karta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrtɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧ta

Noun

karta (rare, dialectal)

1. (Kallivieri) Synonym of pelti (“sheet metal”)

Declension

Inflection of karta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		karta	karrat
genitive		karran	kartojen
partitive		kartaa	kartoja
illative		kartaan	kartoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karta	karrat
accusative	nom.	karta	karrat
	gen.	karran
genitive		karran	kartojen kartain rare
partitive		kartaa	kartoja
inessive		karrassa	karroissa
elative		karrasta	karroista
illative		kartaan	kartoihin
adessive		karralla	karroilla
ablative		karralta	karroilta
allative		karralle	karroille
essive		kartana	kartoina
translative		karraksi	karroiksi
abessive		karratta	karroitta
instructive		—	karroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of karta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kartani kartani accusative nom. kartani kartani gen. kartani genitive kartani kartojeni kartaini rare partitive kartaani kartojani inessive karrassani karroissani elative karrastani karroistani illative kartaani kartoihini adessive karrallani karroillani ablative karraltani karroiltani allative karralleni karroilleni essive kartanani kartoinani translative karrakseni karroikseni abessive karrattani karroittani instructive — — comitative — kartoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kartasi kartasi accusative nom. kartasi kartasi gen. kartasi genitive kartasi kartojesi kartaisi rare partitive kartaasi kartojasi inessive karrassasi karroissasi elative karrastasi karroistasi illative kartaasi kartoihisi adessive karrallasi karroillasi ablative karraltasi karroiltasi allative karrallesi karroillesi essive kartanasi kartoinasi translative karraksesi karroiksesi abessive karrattasi karroittasi instructive — — comitative — kartoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kartamme kartamme accusative nom. kartamme kartamme gen. kartamme genitive kartamme kartojemme kartaimme rare partitive kartaamme kartojamme inessive karrassamme karroissamme elative karrastamme karroistamme illative kartaamme kartoihimme adessive karrallamme karroillamme ablative karraltamme karroiltamme allative karrallemme karroillemme essive kartanamme kartoinamme translative karraksemme karroiksemme abessive karrattamme karroittamme instructive — — comitative — kartoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kartanne kartanne accusative nom. kartanne kartanne gen. kartanne genitive kartanne kartojenne kartainne rare partitive kartaanne kartojanne inessive karrassanne karroissanne elative karrastanne karroistanne illative kartaanne kartoihinne adessive karrallanne karroillanne ablative karraltanne karroiltanne allative karrallenne karroillenne essive kartananne kartoinanne translative karraksenne karroiksenne abessive karrattanne karroittanne instructive — — comitative — kartoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kartansa kartansa accusative nom. kartansa kartansa gen. kartansa genitive kartansa kartojensa kartainsa rare partitive kartaansa kartojaan kartojansa inessive karrassaan karrassansa karroissaan karroissansa elative karrastaan karrastansa karroistaan karroistansa illative kartaansa kartoihinsa adessive karrallaan karrallansa karroillaan karroillansa ablative karraltaan karraltansa karroiltaan karroiltansa allative karralleen karrallensa karroilleen karroillensa essive kartanaan kartanansa kartoinaan kartoinansa translative karrakseen karraksensa karroikseen karroiksensa abessive karrattaan karrattansa karroittaan karroittansa instructive — — comitative — kartoineen kartoinensa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrtɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝rt̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑrtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧ta

Verb

karta

1. inflection of karttaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

References

• “karta”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

Anagrams

• karat, rakat

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰar̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ar̥ta

Noun

karta f (genitive singular körtu, nominative plural körtur)

1. toad

Declension

Declension of karta (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karta	kartan	körtur	körturnar
accusative	körtu	körtuna	körtur	körturnar
dative	körtu	körtunni	körtum	körtunum
genitive	körtu	körtunnar	kartna, karta	kartnanna, kartanna

Derived terms

• halakarta

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karta. Cognates include dialectal Finnish karta and Estonian kard.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrtɑ/, [ˈkɑrt]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrtɑ/, [ˈkɑrd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrt, -ɑrtɑ
• Hyphenation: kar‧ta

Noun

karta

1. sheet metal
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14:

     Saivat lapset kaks lehtiä vanhaa kartaa, käänsivät ääret.

     The children took two sheets of old sheet metal, they turned the edges.

Declension

Declension of karta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	karta	karrat
genitive	karran	kartoin
partitive	kartaa	kartoja
illative	kartaa	kartoi
inessive	karraas	karrois
elative	karrast	karroist
allative	karralle	karroille
adessive	karraal	karroil
ablative	karralt	karroilt
translative	karraks	karroiks
essive	kartanna, kartaan	kartoinna, kartoin
exessive1)	kartant	kartoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kartain
• kartakatto
• kartauhlu
• saijakarta
• sinkkikarta

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 135

Javanese

Romanization

karta

1. Romanization of ꦏꦂꦠ

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian carta and/or Italian carta, both from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of qartas (“wrapping paper for groceries”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ta/

Noun

karta f (plural karti, paucal kartiet, diminutive krajta)

1. (uncountable, countable) paper; piece of paper, sheet of paper
2. card
3. (in the plural) documents

Derived terms

• abjad karti
• karrat

Related terms

• inkartament
• kartiera
• kartografija
• kartografu
• kartolerija
• kartolina
• kartomanzija
• kartonċin (kartunċin)
• kartularju
• kartun
• kartunett

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kartene

Noun

karta n pl

1. definite plural of kart (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

karta n pl

1. definite plural of kart (Etymology 2)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Karte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arta
• Syllabification: kar‧ta

Noun

karta f

1. card
2. playing card
3. debit card, credit card
4. (chiefly in compounds) sheet (of paper)
5. (computing) tab
6. (law) charter

Declension

Declension of karta

	singular	plural
nominative	karta	karty
genitive	karty	kart
dative	karcie	kartom
accusative	kartę	karty
instrumental	kartą	kartami
locative	karcie	kartach
vocative	karto	karty

Derived terms

verbs

• wyłożyć karty na stół pf, wykładać karty na stół impf

Descendants

• → Belarusian: ка́рта (kárta)
• → Lithuanian: korta
• → Russian: ка́рта (kárta)
  • → Armenian: կարտ (kart)
  • → Bashkir: кәрт (kərt)
  • → Bulgarian: карта (karta)
  • → Ingrian: kartta
  • → Kazakh: карта (karta)
  • → Yup'ik: kaal'taaq
  • → Kyrgyz: карта (karta)
  • → Mongolian: карт (kart)
  • → Tajik: корт (kort)
  • → Tatar: карта (qarta)
  • → Turkmen: karta
  • → Uyghur: قارتا (qarta)
  • → Uzbek: karta
  • → Yakut: хаарта (qaarta)
• → Ukrainian: ка́рта (kárta)

Further reading

• karta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâːrta/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ta

Noun

kȃrta f (Cyrillic spelling ка̑рта)

1. card
2. map (geographic)
3. ticket

Declension

Declension of karta

	singular	plural
nominative	kȃrta	karte
genitive	karte	kȁrātā / kȃrtī
dative	karti	kartama
accusative	kartu	karte
vocative	karto	karte
locative	karti	kartama
instrumental	kartom	kartama

Related terms

• igraća karta

Further reading

• “karta”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarta]

Noun

karta f (genitive singular karty, nominative plural karty, genitive plural kariet, karát, declension pattern of žena)

1. card
2. (card games) cards
3. (colloquial) postcard

Declension

Declension of karta

	singular	plural
nominative	karta	karty
genitive	karty	kariet, karát
dative	karte	kartám
accusative	kartu	karty
locative	karte	kartách
instrumental	kartou	kartami

Derived terms

• kartička f
• kartový

See also

• charta f

References

• “karta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /káːrta/

Noun

kȃrta f

1. map (visual representation of an area)

   Synonym: zemljevid

2. card

   igralna karta ― playing card

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	kárta
gen. sing.	kárte
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kárta	kárti	kárte
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kárte	kárt	kárt
dative (dajȃlnik)	kárti	kártama	kártam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kárto	kárti	kárte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kárti	kártah	kártah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kárto	kártama	kártami

Further reading

• “karta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese carta or Dutch kaart.

Noun

karta

1. card
2. map

Swedish

Alternative forms

• charta (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτη (khártē). Doublet of kort, from Old Norse kort (“a map”), and cert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːrta/, [ˈkʰɑːʈa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

karta c

1. a map
2. a strip holding tablets (of for example some drug), buttons (for sewing), or other (small) objects, keeping them together

Declension

Declension of karta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	karta	kartas
	definite	kartan	kartans
plural	indefinite	kartor	kartors
	definite	kartorna	kartornas

Related terms

• generalstabskarta
• kartbild
• kartblad
• kartbok
• kartera
• kartering
• kartfodral
• karthytt
• kartlägga
• kartläggning
• kartläsare
• kartläsning
• kartmaterial
• kartmätare
• kartograf
• kartografi
• kartografisk
• kartogram
• kartritare
• kartritning
• kartrulle
• kartskiss
• kartskåp
• kartställ
• kartsättning
• karttecken
• kartverk
• orienteringskarta
• stadskarta
• världskarta

Descendants

• → Finnish: kartta
  • → Northern Sami: gárta

Anagrams

• aktar, rakat

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish carta, from Latin charta, borrowed from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of kalatas, kard, and tsart.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾta/ [ˈkaɾ.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾta
• Syllabification: kar‧ta

Noun

karta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜆ)

1. charter
2. card
3. letter

Related terms

• kartel
• kartelera
• kartelon
• kartera
• karteriya
• kartero
• kartilya
• kartograma
• kartograpika
• kartograpiya
• kartograpo
• kartomansero
• kartomansiya
• karton
• kartularyo
• kartulina
• kartun
• Magna Karta

Further reading

• “karta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• tarak

Uzbek

Noun

karta (plural kartalar)

1. playing card
2. map