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== English == === Verb === lett Archaic form of let. ==== See also ==== lettest (second person singular present) letteth (third person singular present) === Anagrams === ETTL, telt == Estonian == === Pronunciation === === Noun === lett (genitive leti, partitive letti) counter ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “lett”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛtː] Rhymes: -ɛtː === Etymology 1 === From the le- stem of lesz (“to become”) +‎ -tt (third-person singular indicative past-tense personal suffix). ==== Verb ==== lett third-person singular indicative past of lesz (“s/he has become, s/he became”) Orvos lett. ― S/he has become (or s/he became) a doctor. construed with volna: third-person singular conditional past of lesz (“s/he would have become, s/he would have been, [if] s/he had become”) Legszívesebben orvos lett volna. ― S/he’d have preferably become a doctor or What s/he wanted to do best was become a doctor. ===== Usage notes ===== This form also occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb: lett (…) el, el … lett ― ellett ― ellesz lett (…) ki, ki … lett ― kilett ― kilesz lett (…) meg, meg … lett ― meglett ― meglesz lett (…) oda, oda … lett ― odalett ― odalesz ==== Participle ==== lett past participle of lesz A képviselőből polgármesterré lett XY azzal a céllal indult a választáson, hogy… ― XY, advanced to mayor from representative, ran at the election with the goal of… ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From the le- suppletive stem of van (“to be”) +‎ -tt (third-person singular indicative past-tense personal suffix). ==== Verb ==== lett only used in lett volna (third-person singular conditional past of van, “s/he would have been, [if] s/he had been”). Ha metróval jön (or jött volna), időben itt lett volna. ― If s/he had taken the subway, s/he would have been here on time. Ha itt lett volna, segített volna. ― If s/he had been here, s/he would have helped [us/you/them]. ===== Usage notes ===== This form also occurs when a verbal prefix is separated from the verb: lett (…) el, el … lett ― ellett ― elvan lett (…) hátra, hátra … lett ― hátralett ― hátravan lett (…) meg, meg … lett ― meglett ― megvan lett (…) oda, oda … lett ― odalett ― odavan and some more, see its derivatives with verbal prefixes. === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from German Lette, from the Medieval Latin lettus (“Latvian”). ==== Adjective ==== lett (not comparable) Latvian (of, or relating to Latvia, its people or language) ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== lett (countable and uncountable, plural lettek) Latvian (person) Latvian (language) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === (Latvian): lett in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. (a form of the verb “to become”): lesz in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. (part of a compound form of the verb “to be”): (1): van in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Lombard == === Etymology === From Latin lectus. Cognates include Italian letto and Spanish lecho. === Noun === lett bed == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian letto. ==== Adjective ==== lett (feminine singular letta, plural letti) (liturgy) low, without music or ceremonials quddiesa letta ― low mass ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Sicilian lettu. ==== Noun ==== lett m (plural lettijiet) (nautical) fishing line with large hooks Alternative form: letta (nautical) main rope tied to fishing pots == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛtː/ === 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) easy (requiring little skill or effort) light (not heavy) (as an adverb) easily, lightly ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== leita, leitet, leitt (past participle of leite) ==== Verb ==== lett past participle of leite past participle of lete imperative of lette === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== lett m (definite singular letten, indefinite plural letter, definite plural lettene) form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by let === References === “lett” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /letː/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse léttr. ==== Adjective ==== lett (indefinite singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettare, indefinite superlative lettast, definite superlative lettaste) easy light (not heavy) ===== Derived terms ===== lettvinn, lettvint ultralett ==== Adverb ==== lett easily === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== ledd ==== Participle ==== lett neuter of ledd ==== Verb ==== lett supine of le === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== lett imperative of letta === Etymology 4 === From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz. ==== Noun ==== lett m (definite singular letten, indefinite plural letter or lettar, definite plural lettene or lettane) (pre-2012) alternative form of let === References === “lett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lett/, [let] Rhymes: -ett === Verb === lett third-person singular present indicative of lettan == Swedish == === Adjective === lett indefinite neuter singular of led === Noun === lett c Latvian, person from Latvia ==== Declension ==== === Verb === lett supine of leda supine of le