letten
See also: Letten
English edit
Verb edit
letten
- (obsolete) past participle of let
Adjective edit
letten (not comparable)
References edit
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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 edit
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 edit
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: let
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
letten
Noun edit
letten
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.
Verb edit
letten
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “letten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “letten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Swedish edit
Noun edit
letten