lett
See also: Lett and lẹtt
English
Verb
lett
- 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.
- 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):
See also
- lettest (second person singular present)
- letteth (third person singular present)
Anagrams
- ETTL, telt
Estonian
Noun
lett (genitive leti, partitive letti)
- counter
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- lett in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛtː]
Audio (file) - 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
| 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 |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | letté | letteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | lettéi | lettekéi |
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
| 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 | lettül | — |
| 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 |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | letté | letteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | lettéi | lettekéi |
Noun
lett (countable and uncountable, plural lettek)
- Latvian (person)
- 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 |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | letté | letteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | lettéi | lettekéi |
| 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
Compound words
- Lettország
Further reading
- (Latvian): lett in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (a form of the verb “to become”): lesz in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (part of a compound form of the verb “to be”): (1): van in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Lombard
Etymology
From Latin lectus. Cognates include Italian letto and Spanish lecho.
Noun
lett
- bed
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)
- easy (requiring little skill or effort)
- light (not heavy)
- (as an adverb) easily, lightly
Derived terms
- det er lett å være etterpåklok
- fjærlett
- lettere sagt enn gjort
- lettlest
- lettvinn, lettvint
- ultralett
Alternative forms
- (past participle of leite): leita, leitet, leitt
Verb
lett
- past participle of leite
- past participle of lete
- imperative of lette
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
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
Alternative forms
- ledd
Participle
lett
- neuter of ledd
Verb
lett
- supine of le
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.
Swedish
Adjective
lett
- absolute indefinite neuter singular of led.
Noun
lett c
- 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
- supine of leda.
- supine of le.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Compare leit, let (“complexion; colour.”)
Adjective
lett
- of appearance in regards to colour and spots; only said of cattle and animals
- hȯrä gjär hestn dän lett?
- How is your horse coated?
- hȯrä gjär hestn dän lett?