loteria
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French loterie or Spanish lotería.
Pronunciation
Noun
loteria f (plural loteries)
Further reading
- “loteria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “loteria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “loteria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English lottery, French loterie, German Lotterie.
Pronunciation
Noun
loteria f (diminutive loteryjka)
- (gambling) lottery, sweepstake (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)
- Hypernym: gra
- (figuratively) lottery (something decided by chance)
Declension
Declension of loteria
Derived terms
(adjective):
Derived terms
(noun):
Further reading
- loteria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- loteria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French loterie, from Italian lotteria.[1] From the same root as Old English hlot (cognate with English lot).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧te‧ri‧a
Noun
loteria f (plural loterias)
Related terms
References
- ^ “loteria”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025