Srta.

See also: Srta and srta.

English

Alternative forms

• Srta

Etymology

From Spanish Srta.

Noun

Srta. (plural Srtas.)

1. Abbreviation of Señorita.
   • 1911, Bulletin of the Pan American Union, page 870:

     Felicitations and good wishes were also extended in the form of toasts to Srtas. Mariana and Narcisa, the sponsors of the ships, and to many other of the distinguished guests present.

   • 1927, The Review of the River Plate, page 41:

     […] at auction in lots to Sra. Enriqueta E. de Echenique and Srtas. Maria and Victoriana Erratchu at an average price of […]

   • 1932, Hispania, page 292:

     Next came a dance, the “jarabe tapatio," by the Srtas. María Rosa and Susane Ortiz, dressed in the traje de china poblana.

   • 1938, Journal of the American Association of University Women, pages 83–84:

     […] Un Jardin de la Infancia in a public park, where the Srtas. Barcia and the children had nothing but six rugs as their complete equipment; […]

   • 1943 October 16, The Publishers Weekly, page 1509:

     They can see and talk with the Srtas. Yglesias.

   • 1946, Raymond Leonard Grismer, Louis Clark Keating, Spanish Conversation for Beginners, page 6:

     The authors take this occasion to express their sincere thanks to Professor Renato Rosaldo, of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. José Flores, of the University of Illinois, and to the Srtas. Dolores Rubén de Celis, and María and Isabel Rodríguez Colina, of Mexico City, and to Miss Margaret Claar, of the University of Minnesota, for their kindly suggestions and corrections.

   • 1950, The Hispanic American Historical Review, page 121:

     Under the direction of Dr. Ortega, the paleographic transcription was carried out by the Srtas. Carlota Bustos Losada and Ana Rueda Briceño.

   • 1951, Journal of the American Chemical Society, page 1526:

     We are indebted to the Srtas. Paquita Revaque and Maria Eugenia Frontana for these measurements, and to Srta. Amparo Barba of our Microanalytical Department and Mr. Joseph F. Alicino, Metuchen N. J., for the analyses.

   • 1956 August, ICA Health Summary, page 59:

     The Srtas. Matilde Villamayor and Beatriz Branda, both graduate nurses, left for a year's study in Puerto Rico.

   • 1997, Joel René Escobar y Sáenz, Family History of José María Escobar and His Descendants:

     Special notice of appreciation to the Srtas. Candelaria ("Lala") Garza Ramírez and Berta Garza Ramírez of Edinburg, who spent countless hours helping me with the descendants of Pedro Joseph and Ma. Balbina.

References

• “Srta.”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Srta / Srta.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Srta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Srta, srta

Noun

Srta. f (plural Srtas.)

1. Abbreviation of senhorita.

See also

• Sr.
• Sra.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Srta

Noun

Srta. f (plural Srtas.)

1. Abbreviation of señorita.

See also

• Sr.
• Sra.