escritura

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈtuɾa/,
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Noun

escritura f (plural escritures)

  1. the action of writing
  2. a writing, something written

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈtuɾa/
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Noun

escritura f (plural escrituras)

  1. (uncountable) writing (system of symbols)
  2. (countable) document, deed

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (most dialects) -uɾɐ, (Southern Brazil) -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese escriptura, from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”).

Alternative forms

Noun

escritura f (plural escrituras)

  1. a manner of writing
  2. (religion) scripture (sacred writing)
  3. (law) deed (legal document)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escritura

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskɾiˈtuɾa/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: es‧cri‧tu‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish escritura (compare also the learned form scriptura), from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”).

Alternative forms

Noun

escritura f (plural escrituras)

  1. document, deed
  2. writing
  3. (religion) scripture
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escritura

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

Further reading

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