Synonym: epístola
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | feminine |
| Plural | cartas |
| Afrikaans | brief |
|---|---|
| Albanian | letër |
| Catalan | carta; lletra |
| Czech | dopis; list |
| Danish | brev |
| Dutch | brief; schrijven |
| English | letter |
| English (Old English) | ærendgewrit |
| Esperanto | letero |
| Faeroese | bræv |
| Finnish | kirje |
| French | lettre |
| German | Brief |
| Hungarian | levél |
| Icelandic | bréf |
| Italian | lettera |
| Jamaican Patois | leta |
| Latin | charta; epistola; littera; epistula |
| Luxemburgish | Bréif |
| Malay | surat |
| Norwegian | brev |
| Papiamento | karta |
| Polish | list |
| Portuguese | carta; missiva |
| Romanian | scrisoare |
| Russian | письмо |
| Saterland Frisian | Bräif |
| Scottish Gaelic | litir |
| Sranan | brifi |
| Swahili | barua |
| Swedish | brev |
| Thai | จดหมาย |
| Welsh | llythyr |
| West Frisian | brief; skriuwen |
| Yiddish | בריװ |