How To Say The Word “Map” In Different European Languages

Map created by @languages.euThe map above is a bit meta and shows the origin of how to say the word map in various European countries.

• Red = From Ancient Greek khartés (“paper”)
• Blue = From Latin mappa (“napkin”)
• Purple =  Both words are used
• Yellow = Other word: Irish: léarscáil, Hungarian: térkép, Slovene: zemljevid, Lithuanian: žemėlapis

Below you can find a complete list of words from Europe in a Day:

1. Albanian – Harta
2. Arabic – خريطة (Kharita)
3. Armenian – Քարտեզ (Kartez)
4. Azerbaijani – Xəritə
5. Basque – Mapa
6. Belarusian – Карта (Karta)
7. Bulgarian – Карта (Karta)
8. Catalan – Mapa
9. Croatian – Karta
10. Czech – Mapa
11. Danish – Kort
12. Dutch – Kaart
13. Estonian – Kaart
14. Faroese – Kort
15. Finnish – Kartta
16. French – Carte
17. Georgian – რუქა (Ruka)
18. German – Karte
19. Greek – Χάρτης (Khártis)
20. Greenlandic – Nunap Assinga
21. Hungarian – Térkép
22. Icelandic – Landakort
23. Irish Gaelic – Léarscáil
24. Italian – Mappa
25. Jèrriais – Carte
26. Latin – Mappa
27. Latvian – Karte
28. Lithuanian – Žemėlapis
29. Low German – Koort
30. Luxembourgish – Landkaart
31. Macedonian – Карта (Karta)
32. Maltese – Mappa
33. Manx – Caslys
34. Monégasque – Carta
35. Northern Sami – Kárta
36. Norwegian – Kart
37. Polish – Mapa
38. Portuguese – Mapa
39. Romanian – Hartă
40. Russian – Карта (Karta)
41. Scots Gaelic – Mapa
42. Serbian – Карта (Karta)
43. Slovak – Mapa
44. Slovene – Zemljevid
45. Spanish – Mapa
46. Swedish – Karta
47. Swiss German – Chartä
48. Turkish – Harita
49. Ukrainian – Карта (Karta)
50. Welsh – Map