literate

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• /ˈlɪtəɹət/
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Inherited from Middle English litterate, borrowed from Latin lītterātus, līterātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of literato and literatus. Displaced native Old English stæfwīs.

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: գրագետ (graget) — able to read, having literacy
• Armenian: տառաճանաչ (taṙačanačʻ) — able to read, having literacy
• Azerbaijani: savadlı — able to read, having literacy
• Bulgarian: грамотен (gramoten) — able to read, having literacy
• Catalan: alfabet — able to read, having literacy
• Chinese Mandarin: 識字的 /识字的 (shìzì de) — able to read, having literacy
• Chukchi: кэԓигъюԓетыԓьын (kėḷigʺjuḷetyḷʹyn) — able to read, having literacy
• Czech: gramotný — able to read, having literacy
• Dutch: geletterd — able to read, having literacy
• Finnish: lukutaitoinen — able to read, having literacy
• French: alphabète — able to read, having literacy
• French: lettré — able to read, having literacy
• Georgian: წერა-კითხვის მცოდნე (c̣era-ḳitxvis mcodne) — able to read, having literacy
• German: schriftkundig — able to read, having literacy
• German: schreibkundig — able to read, having literacy
• German: lese- und schreibkundig — able to read, having literacy
• German: des Lesens und Schreibens mächtig — able to read, having literacy
• German: alphabetisiert — able to read, having literacy
• German: literal — able to read, having literacy
• Hindi: साक्षर (sākṣar) — able to read, having literacy
• Hindi: शिक्षित (śikṣit) — able to read, having literacy
• Hindi: पढ़ा लिखा (paṛhā likhā) — able to read, having literacy
• Japanese: 読み書きができる (yomikaki ga dekiru) — able to read, having literacy
• Central Kurdish: خوێندەوار (xwêndewar) — able to read, having literacy
• Kyrgyz: окумал (okumal) — able to read, having literacy
• Kyrgyz: сабаттуу (sabattuu) — able to read, having literacy
• Old English: stæfwīs — able to read, having literacy
• Polish: piśmienny — able to read, having literacy
• Portuguese: letrado — able to read, having literacy
• Portuguese: alfabetizado — able to read, having literacy
• Russian: гра́мотный (grámotnyj) — able to read, having literacy
• Scottish Gaelic: litearra — able to read, having literacy
• Serbo-Croatian: писмен — able to read, having literacy
• Serbo-Croatian: pismen — able to read, having literacy
• Spanish: alfabetizado — able to read, having literacy
• Spanish: letrado — able to read, having literacy
• Spanish: alfabeto — able to read, having literacy
• Swedish: läskunnig — able to read, having literacy
• Swedish: skrivkunnig — able to read, having literacy
• Swedish: läs- och skrivkunnig — able to read, having literacy
• Tagalog: nulat — able to read, having literacy
• Turkish: okuryazar — able to read, having literacy
• Ukrainian: гра́мотний (hrámotnyj) — able to read, having literacy
• Ukrainian: письме́нний (pysʹménnyj) — able to read, having literacy
• Welsh: llythrennog — able to read, having literacy
• Armenian: գրագետ (graget) — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Azerbaijani: mütaliəli — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Catalan: lletrat — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Chinese Mandarin: 有文化的 (yǒu wénhuà de) — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Chinese Mandarin: 博識 /博识 (bóshì) — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Dutch: belezen — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Finnish: lukenut — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Finnish: oppinut — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• French: lettré — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• German: belesen — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• German: gebildet — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Hindi: शिक्षित (śikṣit) — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Japanese: 博識の (hakushiki no) — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Occitan: letrat — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Old English: stæfwīs — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Polish: oczytany — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Portuguese: letrado — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Russian: образо́ванный (obrazóvannyj) — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Russian: начи́танный (načítannyj) — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Scottish Gaelic: litearra — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Serbo-Croatian: начитан — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Serbo-Croatian: учен — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Serbo-Croatian: načitan — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Serbo-Croatian: učen — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Spanish: letrado — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Swedish: beläst — knowledgeable in literature and writing
• Dutch: alfabeet — one who can read
• Finnish: lukutaitoinen — one who can read
• Ingrian: kirjamees — one who can read
• Spanish: alfabetizado — one who can read
• Spanish: alfabeto — one who can read
• Spanish: persona letrada — one who can read