letten
See also: 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛtə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtən
Verb
letten
- (transitive) to pay attention, to mind [+ op (object) = to]
- (transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop
- Wat let je? ― What's keeping you?
- (transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see
Inflection
Inflection of letten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | letten | |||
past singular | lette | |||
past participle | gelet | |||
infinitive | letten | |||
gerund | letten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | let | lette | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | let | lette | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | let | lette | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | let | lette | ||
3rd person singular | let | lette | ||
plural | letten | letten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lette | lette | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | letten | letten | ||
imperative sing. | let | |||
imperative plur.1 | let | |||
participles | lettend | gelet | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
- beletten
- opletten
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.