Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin litterārius (literary). By surface analysis, letër (paper, letter) +‎ -ar or letra pl (letters, literature) +‎ -ar.

Adjective

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letrar (feminine letrare)

  1. literary

Noun

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letrar m (plural letrarë, definite letrari); feminine equivalent letrare

  1. literary man, man of letters, scholar, writer, author
    Synonym: shkrimtar

References

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  • letrar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006