lått
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun
editlått (singular definite låtten)
Usage notes
editThe word is rarely used in Bokmål, the synonyme (and cognate) latter is much more common.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “laatt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun
editlått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse lát (“sound, behaviour”), influenced by modern Norwegian slått (“haymaking”).
Noun
editlått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)
- a music piece, a song
- Eg er på veg til studiotet for å spele inn ein lått.
- I'm heading to the studio to record a song.
- Kor mange Beatles-låttar har du høyrt?
- How many Beatles-songs have you heard?
- haymaking
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “lått” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Swedish
editVerb
editlått
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