lett
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]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”, in The Quenes Majesty to the Lord Wardens of the marches, for assistance of the Erle of Murray, Edinburgh, page 323:
- 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.
See also
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[edit]Estonian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lett (genitive leti, partitive letti)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lett (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | lett | letid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | leti | ||
genitive | lettide | ||
partitive | letti | lette lettisid | |
illative | letti letisse |
lettidesse letesse | |
inessive | letis | lettides letes | |
elative | letist | lettidest letest | |
allative | letile | lettidele letele | |
adessive | letil | lettidel letel | |
ablative | letilt | lettidelt letelt | |
translative | letiks | lettideks leteks | |
terminative | letini | lettideni | |
essive | letina | lettidena | |
abessive | letita | lettideta | |
comitative | letiga | lettidega |
Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From the le- stem of lesz (“to become”) + -tt (third-person singular indicative past-tense personal suffix).
Verb
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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
[edit]From the le- suppletive stem of van (“to be”) + -tt (third-person singular indicative past-tense personal suffix).
Verb
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Borrowed from German Lette, from the Medieval Latin lettus (“Latvian”).
Adjective
[edit]lett (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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
[edit]lett (countable and uncountable, plural lettek)
Declension
[edit]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 | ||
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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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- (Latvian): lett in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). 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’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). 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’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Lombard
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin lectus. Cognates include Italian letto and Spanish lecho.
Noun
[edit]lett
Maltese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lett (feminine singular letta, plural letti)
- (liturgy) low, without music or ceremonials
- quddiesa letta ― low mass
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]lett m (plural lettijiet)
- (nautical) fishing line with large hooks
- Alternative form: letta
- (nautical) main rope tied to fishing pots
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.
Adjective
[edit]lett (neuter singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettere, indefinite superlative lettest, definite superlative letteste)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]lett
- past participle of leite
- past participle of lete
- imperative of lette
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]lett m (definite singular letten, indefinite plural letter, definite plural lettene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by let
References
[edit]- “lett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lett (indefinite singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettare, indefinite superlative lettast, definite superlative lettaste)
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]lett
Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Participle
[edit]lett
Verb
[edit]lett
Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]lett
- imperative of letta
Etymology 4
[edit]From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz.
Noun
[edit]lett m (definite singular letten, indefinite plural letter or lettar, definite plural lettene or lettane)
References
[edit]- “lett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
[edit]Verb
[edit]lett
Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lett
Noun
[edit]lett c
Declension
[edit]Declension of lett | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lett | letten | letter | letterna |
Genitive | letts | lettens | letters | letternas |
Verb
[edit]lett
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