letten

== English == === Verb === letten (obsolete) past participle of let === Adjective === letten (not comparable) (obsolete, rare) Let; demised, leased. === References === NED VI:i (1908), page 218 === Anagrams === nettle, telnet == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną. Equivalent to laat (“late”) +‎ -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛtə(n)/ Rhymes: -ɛtən === Verb === letten (transitive) to pay attention, to mind [with op ‘to’] (transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to hinder, to stop Wat let je? ― What's keeping you? / What's stopping you? (transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: let == Hungarian == === Etymology === lett +‎ -en === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛtːɛn] Hyphenation: let‧ten === Adjective === letten superessive singular of lett === Noun === letten superessive singular of lett == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną. === Verb === letten to hinder, to slow to stop, to halt to delay, to wait to disadvantage, to harm ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: letten Limburgish: lètte === Further reading === “letten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “letten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Swedish == === Noun === letten definite singular of lett