slette

See also: sleťte

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɛd̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse slétta, derived from the adjective sléttr (“even”).

Noun

slette c (singular definite sletten, plural indefinite sletter)

1. (geography) a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)

Declension

Declension of slette

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	slette	sletten	sletter	sletterne
genitive	slettes	slettens	sletters	sletternes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse slétta (“to even out”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtijaną, cognate with German schlichten (“to smooth, settle”), Dutch slechten (“to smooth, remove”). Derived from the adjective *slihtaz (“even”).

Verb

slette (past tense slettede, past participle slettet)

1. to delete (from a written text or a digital memory)
2. to eradicate (from a landscape or from somebody’s memory)
3. to annul (make invalid)

Conjugation

Inflection of slette

	present	past
simple	sletter	slettede
perfect	har slettet	havde slettet
passive	slettes	slettedes
participle	slettende	slettet
imperative	slet	—
infinitive	slette	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	sletten	—

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

slette

1. definite singular of slet
2. plural of slet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

slette

1. definite singular of slett
2. plural of slett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse slétta.

Noun

slette f or m (definite singular sletta or sletten, indefinite plural sletter, definite plural slettene)

1. (geography) a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)

Derived terms

• flomslette
• høyslette
• kystslette
• sletteland

Etymology 3

From Old Norse slétta.

Verb

slette (present tense sletter, simple past and past participle sletta or slettet)

1. to delete, erase

   Han liker å slette hærverk. ― He likes deleting vandalism.

2. to straighten, smooth

   Hun slettet på håret hans. ― She straightened his hair.

Derived terms

• utslette

References

• “slette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²slɛtːə/

Etymology 1

Adjective

slette

1. definite singular of slett
2. plural of slett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse slétta.

Alternative forms

• slett

Noun

slette f (definite singular sletta, indefinite plural sletter, definite plural slettene)

1. (geography) a plain (a large expanse of relatively flat ground)

Derived terms

• kystslette
• sletteland

Etymology 3

Verb

slette (present tense slettar, past tense sletta, past participle sletta, passive infinitive slettast, present participle slettande, imperative slette/slett)

1. Alternative form of sletta

References

• “slette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.