/ˈkɑːrta/, [ˈkʰɑːʈa]
UrsprungFrom Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτη (khártē). Doublet of kort, from Old Norse kort (“a map”), and cert.
- common-gendera map
“läsa en karta” — read a map
“världskarta” — world map
“Stigen finns inte utmärkt på kartan” — The path is not marked on the map ["är inte utmärkt" works too, but makes it sound possibly more deliberate – compare "does not appear on the map" vs. "is not on the map"]
- common-gendera strip holding tablets (of for example some drug), buttons (for sewing), or other (small) objects, keeping them together
Formerkarta(indefinite, nominative, singular) · kartas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · kartan(definite, nominative, singular) · kartans(definite, genitive, singular) · kartor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kartors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kartorna(definite, nominative, plural) · kartornas(definite, genitive, plural) · charta(alternative, obsolete)