lett

See also: Lett

English

Verb

lett

  1. Archaic form of let
    • 1754, Walter Goodall, An Examination of the Letters, Said to be written by Mary Queen of Scots, to James Earl of Bothwell: Also An Inquiry into the Murder of Kind Henry. Vol. II, Edinburgh, p.323 (The Quenes Majesty to the Lord Wardens of the marches, for assistance of the Erle of Murray):
      We grete you well. Wheras the Erle of Murray, and uther Noblemen and Gentlemen of Scotland, came into this our realme, upon our request, and by our saife conduct for their entry and departure, we lett you know, that we have licensed him, and them all, with their traynes, to returne into Scotland, there to continue in their former estates.

See also

  • lettest (second person singular present)
  • letteth (third person singular present)

Anagrams

Estonian

Noun

lett (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. counter

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛtː]
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Etymology 1

lesz +‎ -tt

Verb

lett

  1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of lesz
  2. past participle of lesz

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Lette, from the Medieval Latin lettus (“Latvian”).

Adjective

lett (not comparable)

  1. Latvian (of, or relating to Latvia, its people or language)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative lett lettek
accusative lettet letteket
dative lettnek letteknek
instrumental lettel lettekkel
causal-final lettért lettekért
translative letté lettekké
terminative lettig lettekig
essive-formal lettként lettekként
essive-modal — —
inessive lettben lettekben
superessive letten letteken
adessive lettnél letteknél
illative lettbe lettekbe
sublative lettre lettekre
allative letthez lettekhez
elative lettből lettekből
delative lettről lettekről
ablative lettől lettektől

Noun

lett (plural lettek)

  1. Latvian (person)
  2. (singular only) Latvian (language)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative lett lettek
accusative lettet letteket
dative lettnek letteknek
instrumental lettel lettekkel
causal-final lettért lettekért
translative letté lettekké
terminative lettig lettekig
essive-formal lettként lettekként
essive-modal — —
inessive lettben lettekben
superessive letten letteken
adessive lettnél letteknél
illative lettbe lettekbe
sublative lettre lettekre
allative letthez lettekhez
elative lettből lettekből
delative lettről lettekről
ablative lettől lettektől
Possessive forms of lett
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. lettem lettjeim
2nd person sing. letted lettjeid
3rd person sing. lettje lettjei
1st person plural lettünk lettjeink
2nd person plural lettetek lettjeitek
3rd person plural lettjük lettjeik
Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Adjective

lett (neuter singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettere, indefinite superlative lettest, definite superlative letteste)

  1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)
  2. light (not heavy)
  3. (as an adverb) easily, lightly
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

lett

  1. past participle of leite
  2. past participle of lete
  3. imperative of lette

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse léttr

Adjective

lett (neuter singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettare, indefinite superlative lettast, definite superlative lettaste)

  1. easy
  2. light (not heavy)
  3. (as an adverb) easily

Derived terms

Verb

lett

  1. past participle of le

Verb

lett

  1. imperative of letta

References

Swedish

Adjective

lett

  1. absolute indefinite neuter form of led.

Noun

lett c

  1. Latvian, person from Latvia

Declension

Declension of lett 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lett letten letter letterna
Genitive letts lettens letters letternas

Verb

lett

  1. supine of leda.
  2. supine of le.
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