låta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lata"
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editlåta f
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Doublet of la.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlåta (present tense læt, past tense lét, supine låte, past participle låten, present participle låtande, imperative låt)
- a-infinitive form of låte
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlåta
References
edit- “låta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “låta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “låta” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Anagrams
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish lāta, from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let (go), be tired”). The sense “to sound” was also present in Old Norse and can be derived from the sense “to let (sound) go”.ſw
Pronunciation
editVerb
editlåta (present låter, preterite lät, supine låtit, imperative låt)
- to make sound
- Det pianot låter förfärligt! ― That piano sounds awful!
- Det låter som om det behöver stämmas. ― It sounds like it needs tuning.
- to sound; to seem; to appear
- Det låter som en bra idé! ― That sounds like a good idea!
- Hon lät inte glad. ― She didn't sound happy.
- to allow; to let
- Låter du honom se på tv så här sent? ― Do you let him watch TV this late?
- Låt den rätte komma in. ― Let the right one in.
Conjugation
editConjugation of låta (class 7 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | låta | låtas | ||
Supine | låtit | låtits | ||
Imperative | låt | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | låten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | låter | lät | låts, låtes | läts |
Ind. plural1 | låta | läto | låtas | lätos |
Subjunctive2 | låte | läte | låtes | lätes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | låtande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- låta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- låta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- låta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁d-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk doublets
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk class 7 strong verbs
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- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
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