lette

See also: Lette

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛtə/, [ˈlɛd̥ə]

Etymology 1

Noun

lette c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite letter)

  1. Lett, Latvian (a person from Latvia or of Latvian descent)
Inflection

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. definite and plural of let

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

lette

  1. singular past indicative and subjunctive of letten
  2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of letten

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Corruption of laide.

Adjective

lette (plural lettes)

  1. (Canada, slang) ugly
    Je te défends de dire que tu es lette.

Interlingue

Noun

lette

  1. bed

Italian

Noun

lette f

  1. plural of letta

Verb

lette

  1. Feminine plural past participle of leggere.

Middle Dutch

Verb

lette

  1. inflection of letten:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. first-person and third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. first-person and third-person singular past indicative
    4. first-person and third-person singular past 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. (of a plane) to take off
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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