mitra

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See also: Mitra, mi·tra, mitrā, and mitrą

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá, friend).

Noun

mitra (plural mitras)

  1. A person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a Buddhist community to learn more.

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

mitra

  1. Romanization of ᬫᬶᬢ᭄ᬭ.

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

mitra f

  1. mitre (church dignitory's headdress)

Declension

Further reading

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

Noun

mitra

  1. mitre (head covering of a church dignitary)

Declension

Inflection of mitra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative mitra mitrat
genitive mitran mitrojen
partitive mitraa mitroja
illative mitraan mitroihin
singular plural
nominative mitra mitrat
accusative nom. mitra mitrat
gen. mitran
genitive mitran mitrojen
mitrain rare
partitive mitraa mitroja
inessive mitrassa mitroissa
elative mitrasta mitroista
illative mitraan mitroihin
adessive mitralla mitroilla
ablative mitralta mitroilta
allative mitralle mitroille
essive mitrana mitroina
translative mitraksi mitroiksi
abessive mitratta mitroitta
instructive mitroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mitra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mitrani mitrani
accusative nom. mitrani mitrani
gen. mitrani
genitive mitrani mitrojeni
mitraini rare
partitive mitraani mitrojani
inessive mitrassani mitroissani
elative mitrastani mitroistani
illative mitraani mitroihini
adessive mitrallani mitroillani
ablative mitraltani mitroiltani
allative mitralleni mitroilleni
essive mitranani mitroinani
translative mitrakseni mitroikseni
abessive mitrattani mitroittani
instructive
comitative mitroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mitrasi mitrasi
accusative nom. mitrasi mitrasi
gen. mitrasi
genitive mitrasi mitrojesi
mitraisi rare
partitive mitraasi mitrojasi
inessive mitrassasi mitroissasi
elative mitrastasi mitroistasi
illative mitraasi mitroihisi
adessive mitrallasi mitroillasi
ablative mitraltasi mitroiltasi
allative mitrallesi mitroillesi
essive mitranasi mitroinasi
translative mitraksesi mitroiksesi
abessive mitrattasi mitroittasi
instructive
comitative mitroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mitramme mitramme
accusative nom. mitramme mitramme
gen. mitramme
genitive mitramme mitrojemme
mitraimme rare
partitive mitraamme mitrojamme
inessive mitrassamme mitroissamme
elative mitrastamme mitroistamme
illative mitraamme mitroihimme
adessive mitrallamme mitroillamme
ablative mitraltamme mitroiltamme
allative mitrallemme mitroillemme
essive mitranamme mitroinamme
translative mitraksemme mitroiksemme
abessive mitrattamme mitroittamme
instructive
comitative mitroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mitranne mitranne
accusative nom. mitranne mitranne
gen. mitranne
genitive mitranne mitrojenne
mitrainne rare
partitive mitraanne mitrojanne
inessive mitrassanne mitroissanne
elative mitrastanne mitroistanne
illative mitraanne mitroihinne
adessive mitrallanne mitroillanne
ablative mitraltanne mitroiltanne
allative mitrallenne mitroillenne
essive mitrananne mitroinanne
translative mitraksenne mitroiksenne
abessive mitrattanne mitroittanne
instructive
comitative mitroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mitransa mitransa
accusative nom. mitransa mitransa
gen. mitransa
genitive mitransa mitrojensa
mitrainsa rare
partitive mitraansa mitrojaan
mitrojansa
inessive mitrassaan
mitrassansa
mitroissaan
mitroissansa
elative mitrastaan
mitrastansa
mitroistaan
mitroistansa
illative mitraansa mitroihinsa
adessive mitrallaan
mitrallansa
mitroillaan
mitroillansa
ablative mitraltaan
mitraltansa
mitroiltaan
mitroiltansa
allative mitralleen
mitrallensa
mitroilleen
mitroillensa
essive mitranaan
mitranansa
mitroinaan
mitroinansa
translative mitrakseen
mitraksensa
mitroikseen
mitroiksensa
abessive mitrattaan
mitrattansa
mitroittaan
mitroittansa
instructive
comitative mitroineen
mitroinensa

Synonyms

Further reading

Anagrams

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Noun

mitra (plural mitrák)

  1. mitre

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative mitra mitrák
accusative mitrát mitrákat
dative mitrának mitráknak
instrumental mitrával mitrákkal
causal-final mitráért mitrákért
translative mitrává mitrákká
terminative mitráig mitrákig
essive-formal mitraként mitrákként
essive-modal
inessive mitrában mitrákban
superessive mitrán mitrákon
adessive mitránál mitráknál
illative mitrába mitrákba
sublative mitrára mitrákra
allative mitrához mitrákhoz
elative mitrából mitrákból
delative mitráról mitrákról
ablative mitrától mitráktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
mitráé mitráké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
mitráéi mitrákéi
Possessive forms of mitra
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. mitrám mitráim
2nd person sing. mitrád mitráid
3rd person sing. mitrája mitrái
1st person plural mitránk mitráink
2nd person plural mitrátok mitráitok
3rd person plural mitrájuk mitráik

Synonyms

References

  • Bakos, Ferenc and Pál Fábián. Idegen szavak és kifejezések szótára (’A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1989. →ISBN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
  • Hyphenation: mit‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦶꦠꦿ (mitra, close friend), from Old Javanese mitra (friend), from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, friend, ally), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mitrás (friend), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás (literally (that which) causes binding). Doublet of mahar and mohor.

Noun

mitra (plural mitra-mitra, first-person possessive mitraku, second-person possessive mitramu, third-person possessive mitranya)

  1. friend, colleague
    Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
    1. friend.
      Synonyms: teman, sahabat
    2. colleague.
      Synonyms: kolega, rekan, sejawat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

mitra

Learned borrowing from Latin mitra (mitre), from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, headband, turban), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (to bind) or a loan from an Indo-Iranian source.

Noun

mitra (plural mitra-mitra, first-person possessive mitraku, second-person possessive mitramu, third-person possessive mitranya)

  1. mitre: a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.tra/
  • Rhymes: -itra
  • Hyphenation: mì‧tra
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

From Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, headband, turban).

Noun

mitra f (plural mitre)

  1. mitre (covering for the head worn by church dignitaries)
  2. cowl (chimney covering)
  3. (historical) band of cloth, leather, or metal girdled by ancient Greek warriors for protective purposes
  4. hairband; hair tie
  5. ribbon used to keep a tiara in place
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of mitragliatore.

Noun

mitra m (invariable)

  1. submachine gun, Tommy gun
  2. (informal, regional) parson's nose
    Synonym: boccone del prete
  3. type of head injury bandage protection
    Synonym: mitra d'Ippocrate

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mitra

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

Anagrams

Javanese

Romanization

mitra

  1. Romanization of ꦩꦶꦠꦿ.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra, headband, turban).

Pronunciation

Noun

mitra f (genitive mitrae); first declension

  1. turban
  2. mitre

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mitra mitrae
Genitive mitrae mitrārum
Dative mitrae mitrīs
Accusative mitram mitrās
Ablative mitrā mitrīs
Vocative mitra mitrae

Derived terms

References

  • mitra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mitra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mitra 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)
  • mitra”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • mitra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mitra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Latvian

Adjective

mitra

  1. inflection of mitrs:
    1. genitive singular masculine
    2. nominative singular feminine

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra, friend, companion), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mitrás (friend), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás (literally (that which) causes binding).

Noun

mitra

  1. companion, friend.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦩꦶꦠꦿ (mitra) (inherited)
    • Indonesian: mitra
  • Balinese: ᬫᬶᬢ᭄ᬭ (mitra)

Further reading

  • "mitra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin mītra.

Noun

mitra f

  1. (Roman Catholicism) mitre (headwear of a church dignitary)
    Synonym: infuła
  2. (ecclesiastical, figuratively) bishopric (rank or office of a bishop)
    Synonyms: biskupstwo, episkopat, infuła
Declension

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मित्र (mitra).

Noun

mitra m pers

  1. (Buddhism) mitra (person who is interested in becoming a Buddhist and elects to join a Buddhist community to learn more)
Declension

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mi‧tra

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).[1]

Noun

mitra f (plural mitras)

mitra
  1. mitre
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mitra m (plural mitras)

  1. (informal) old rabbit
  2. (Portugal, Lisbon, colloquial) a chav
    Synonym: (Northern Portugal) guna
  3. (Portugal, Porto, colloquial) someone who joins a social gathering without an invitation
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

mitra

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

References

  1. ^ mitra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin mitra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

Noun

mitra f

mitra
  1. mitre

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • mitra”, 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, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mitra, borrowed from Latin mītra, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmitɾa/
  • Rhymes: -itɾa
  • Syllabification: mi‧tra

Noun

mitra f (plural mitras)

  1. mitre (head covering of a church dignitary)

Further reading

Swedish

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biskop med mitra och kräkla (crosier)

Noun

mitra c

  1. a mitre
    Synonym: biskopsmössa

Declension

References

Anagrams