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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=====
* {{l|da|Letland}} ("[[Latvia]]")
* {{l|da|Letland}} ("[[Latvia]]")
* {{l|da|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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{{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===
* {{l|nl|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]]


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


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


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


====Participle====
⚫
# {{plural of|letta|lang=it}}
⚫
{{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]]

Revision as of 07:24, 2 June 2024

See also: Lette, letté, and leťte

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛtə/, [ˈlɛd̥ə]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lette c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite letter)

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

lette

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

lette

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

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Corruption of laide.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

lette f

  1. plural of letta

Etymology 2

Participle

lette f pl

  1. feminine plural of letto

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Verb

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

Etymology 1

Adjective

lette

  1. definite singular of lett
  2. plural of lett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse létta.

Verb

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

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Verb

lette

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

lette

  1. definite singular of lett
  2. plural of lett

Tarantino

Noun

lette

  1. bed
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