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{{also|Lette}}
{{also|Lette|letté|leťte}}
==Danish==
==Danish==


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/lɛtə/|[ˈlɛd̥ə]|lang=da}}
* {{IPA|da|/lɛtə/|[ˈlɛd̥ə]}}


===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|lang=da}}
{{rfe|da}}


====Noun====
====Noun====
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=====Related terms=====
=====Related terms=====
* [[Letland]] ("[[Latvia]]")
* {{l|da|Letland}} ("[[Latvia]]")
* [[lettisk]] {{pos a}} ("[[Latvian]]")
* {{l|da|lettisk|pos=a}} ("[[Latvian]]")


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
From {{suffix|let|e|t1=light|lang=da}}. Cognate with {{etyl|gml|da}} {{m|gml|lichten}}.
From {{suffix|da|let|e|t1=light}}. Cognate with {{cog|gml|lichten}}.


====Verb====
====Verb====
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=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
* [[lettelse]] ("[[relief]]")
* {{l|da|lettelse}} ("[[relief]]")
* [[lettet]] ("[[relieved]]")
* {{l|da|lettet}} ("[[relieved]]")


===Etymology 3===
===Etymology 3===
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{{head|da|adjective form}}
{{head|da|adjective form}}


# {{form of|definite and plural|let|lang=da}}
# {{inflection of|da|let||def|s|;|p}}


{{C|da|Nationalities}}
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==Dutch==
==Dutch==


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-lette.ogg|Audio|lang=nl}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-lette.ogg}}


===Verb===
===Verb===
{{nl-verb-form}}
{{head|nl|verb form}}


# {{nl-verb form of|n=sg|t=past|m=ind+subj|letten}}
# {{infl of|nl|letten||s|past|ind|;|s|past//pres|sub}}
# {{nl-verb form of|n=sg|t=pres|m=subj|letten}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* [[teelt]]
* {{l|nl|teelt}}

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==French==
==French==
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Corruption of {{m|fr|laide}}.
Corruption of {{m|fr|laide}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-lette.wav|a=Canada}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{fr-adj|mf}}
{{fr-adj}}


# {{label|fr|Canada|slang}} [[ugly]]
# {{lb|fr|Canada|slang}} [[ugly]]
#: ''Je te défends de dire que tu es '''lette'''.''
#: {{uxi|fr|Je te défends de dire que tu es '''lette'''.|I forbid you to say that you're '''ugly'''.}}


===Further reading===
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* {{R:fr:TLFi}}


==Interlingue==
==Italian==


===Noun===
===Pronunciation===
{{head|ie|noun}}
{{it-pr|lètte}}


===Etymology 1===
# [[bed]]


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====Noun====
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⚫
{{head|it|noun form|g=f}}


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# {{plural of|it|letta}}
==Italian==


===Noun===
===Etymology 2===
⚫
{{head|it|noun plural form|g=f}}


====Participle====
⚫
# {{plural of|letta|lang=it}}
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{{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}}


# {{feminine plural of|it|letto}}
⚫
===Verb===
⚫
{{head|it|verb form}}


===Anagrams===
# Feminine plural [[past participle]] of '''[[leggere]]'''.
* {{anagrams|it|a=eeltt|tetel}}


==Middle Dutch==
[[Category:Italian past participle forms]]


===Verb===
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{{head|dum|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|dum|letten||1|s|pres|indc|;|1//3|s|pres|subj|;|1//3|s|past|indc//subj}}


==Norwegian Bokmål==
==Norwegian Bokmål==
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{{head|nb|adjective form}}
{{head|nb|adjective form}}


# {{form of|definite singular|lett|lang=nb}}
# {{inflection of|nb|lett||def|s}}
# {{plural of|lett|lang=nb}}
# {{plural of|nb|lett}}


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
From {{etyl|non|nb}} {{m|non|létta}}
From {{der|nb|non|létta}}.


====Verb====
====Verb====
{{head|nb|verb|imperative|lett|present tense|letter|passive|lettes|simple past and past participle|letta|or|lettet|present participle|lettende}}
{{head|nb|verb|imperative|lett|present tense|letter|passive|lettes|simple past and past participle|letta|or|lettet|present participle|lettende}}


# to {{l|en|ease}}, {{l|en|relieve}}, {{l|en|lessen}}, {{l|en|lighten}}
# to [[ease]], [[relieve]], [[lessen]], [[lighten]]
# {{qualifier|of a plane}} to {{l|en|take off}}
# to [[take off]] {{q|of a plane, bird}}


=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
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====Alternative forms====
====Alternative forms====
* (''of leite'') {{l|nb|leita}}, {{l|nb|leitet}}, {{l|nb|leitte}}
* {{alt|nb|leita|leitet|leitte||of leite|}}


====Verb====
====Verb====
{{head|nb|verb form}}
{{head|nb|verb form}}


# {{form of|simple past|leite|lang=nb}}
# {{inflection of|nb|leite||simple past}}
# {{form of|simple past|lete|lang=nb}}
# {{inflection of|nb|lete||simple past}}


===References===
===References===
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}

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==Norwegian Nynorsk==
==Norwegian Nynorsk==
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{{head|nn|adjective form}}
{{head|nn|adjective form}}


# {{form of|definite singular|lett|lang=nn}}
# {{inflection of|nn|lett||def|s}}
# {{plural of|lett|lang=nn}}
# {{plural of|nn|lett}}

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==Tarantino==
==Tarantino==
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# [[bed]]
# [[bed]]

[[da:lette]]
[[de:lette]]
[[et:lette]]
[[fr:lette]]
[[it:lette]]
[[lt:lette]]
[[mg:lette]]
[[fj:lette]]
[[nl:lette]]
[[no:lette]]
[[pl:lette]]
[[vi:lette]]

Latest revision as of 07:24, 2 June 2024

See also: Lette, letté, and leťte

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛtə/, [ˈlɛd̥ə]

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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lette c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite letter)

  1. Lett, Latvian (a person from Latvia or of Latvian descent)
Inflection
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Declension of lette
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lette letten letter letterne
genitive lettes lettens letters letternes
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Etymology 2

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From let (“light”) +‎ -e. Cognate with Middle Low German lichten.

Verb

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lette (imperative let, infinitive at lette, present tense letter, past tense lettede, perfect tense er/har lettet)

  1. lighten
  2. relieve
  3. facilitate
  4. ease
  5. lift
  6. take off
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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See let (“light, easy, mild, slight”).

Adjective

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lette

  1. inflection of let:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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lette

  1. inflection of letten:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Corruption of laide.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lette (plural lettes)

  1. (Canada, slang) ugly
    Je te défends de dire que tu es lette. ― I forbid you to say that you're ugly.

Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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lette f

  1. plural of letta

Etymology 2

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Participle

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lette f pl

  1. feminine plural of letto

Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Verb

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lette

  1. inflection of letten:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. first/third-person singular past indicative/subjunctive

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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lette

  1. definite singular of lett
  2. plural of lett

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse létta.

Verb

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lette (imperative lett, present tense letter, passive lettes, simple past and past participle letta or lettet, present participle lettende)

  1. to ease, relieve, lessen, lighten
  2. to take off (of a plane, bird)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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lette

  1. simple past of leite
  2. simple past of lete

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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lette

  1. definite singular of lett
  2. plural of lett

Tarantino

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Noun

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lette

  1. bed
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