slette

Danish

Noun

slette c (definite singular sletten, indefinite plural sletter, definite plural sletterne)

  1. (geography) a plain (Etymology 3) (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)

Verb

slette (imperative slet, infinitive at slette, present tense sletter, past tense slettede, perfect tense har slettet)

  1. delete

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

slette

  1. definite singular of slett
  2. plural form of slett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse slétta

Noun

slette f, m (definite singular sletta or sletten, indefinite plural sletter, definite plural slettene)

  1. (geography) a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse slétta

Verb

slette (present tense sletter, simple past and past participle sletta or slettet)

  1. to delete, erase
    Han liker å slette hærverk. ― He likes deleting vandalism.
  2. to straighten, smooth
    Hun slettet på håret hans. ― She straightened his hair.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²slɛtːə/

Etymology 1

Adjective

slette

  1. definite singular of slett
  2. plural form of slett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse slétta.

Alternative forms

Noun

slette f (definite singular sletta, indefinite plural sletter, definite plural slettene)

  1. a plain (geography; a large expanse of relatively flat ground)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

slette (present tense slettar, past tense sletta, past participle sletta, passive infinitive slettast, present participle slettande, imperative slett/slette)

  1. Alternative form of sletta

References

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