leat

English

Alternative forms

• leet

, the real, TRUE meaning of this here phrase "leat" can be used in one of two ways. For example: "DUDE YOUR FINGIES ARE SO LEAT!!", or "ew man that thing is so leat" leat vbs xxx

"LEATLY DOES IT! #leat #peatbog"

Noun

1. an artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace

Translations

artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct

• Bulgarian: воденичен улей m (vodeničen ulej)
• Portuguese: levada (pt) f
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Anagrams

• EATL, ETLA, Elta, LATE, TEAL, TEAl, Teal, et al, et al., late, tael, tale, teal, tela

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʲat̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /lʲæt̪ˠ/

Pronoun

leat (emphatic leatsa)

1. second-person singular of le: with you sg, to you sg

References

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 196
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 308

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *leatēk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlea̯h(t)/

Verb

leat

1. to be
2. (possessor in locative case) to have, to possess
3. (auxiliary) Forms the perfect tense, together with a past participle.

Usage notes

In the meaning "have", the thing possessed is in the nominative case, while the possessor is in the locative case.

Inflection

Odd, no gradation, irregular
infinitive	leat leahkit
1st sing. present	lean
1st sing. past	ledjen
infinitive	leat leahkit	action noun	leapmi
present participle	leahkki	action inessive	leamen leame leahkime
past participle	leamaš	action elative	leames
agent participle	—	action comitative	—
		abessive	—
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	lean	ledjen	lēhkon
2nd singular	leat	ledjet	leagẹ
3rd singular	lea	lei leai	lēhkos
1st dual	letne	leimme	leadnu leahkku
2nd dual	leahppi	leidde	leahkki
3rd dual	leaba	leigga leaigga	lēhkoska
1st plural	leat	leimmet	lēhkot leatnot
2nd plural	lēhpet	leiddet	lēhket
3rd plural	leat	ledje	lēhkoset
connegative	leat	lean	leagẹ
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	livččen	—	leaččan
2nd singular	livččet	—	leaččat
3rd singular	livččii	—	leš leaš leažžá
1st dual	livččiime	—	ležže
2nd dual	livččiide	—	leažžabeahtti
3rd dual	livččiiga	—	leažžaba
1st plural	livččiimet	—	leažžat
2nd plural	livččiidet	—	leažžabehtet
3rd plural	livčče	—	ležžet
connegative	livčče	—	leš leaš leačča

Alternative forms

• leahkit

Derived terms

• leahkin
• doppe leat
• leat lohpi

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Romanian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic лѣто (lěto), from Proto-Slavic *lěto

Noun

leat n (plural leaturi)

1. (dated) year
2. (figurative) being of the same age
3. (dated) recruit

Declension

Declension of leat

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) leat	leatul	(niște) leaturi	leaturile
genitive/dative	(unui) leat	leatului	(unor) leaturi	leaturilor
vocative	leatule		leaturilor

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

• le + tu

Pronoun

leat

1. leat leats, leatself leat (informal singular)

Derived terms

• leam-leat
• leatsa

See also

• leibh

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West Frisian

Etymology

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

Noun

leat c (plural leaten, diminutive leatsje)

1. plant shoot

Further reading

• “leat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011