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leta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "leta"

Gothic

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Romanization

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lēta

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English letter.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /leta/

Noun

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leta (plural leta dem, quantified leta)

  1. letter
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3 Jan 1:1:
      Da leta ya a kom fram mi, di elda — tu mi speshal fren, Gaiyos. Mi fren, mi riili riili lov yu.
      This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

Further reading

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Keley-I Kallahan

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Noun

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leta

  1. tree sap

Kongo

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Etymology

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From French l’état.

Noun

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leta

  1. state (sovereign polity)

Latin

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Verb

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lētā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of lētō

References

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Ludian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lentädäk.

Verb

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leta

  1. fly

Moore

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Etymology

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from French l’état (“the state”)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /lé.ta/

Noun

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leta

  1. the state (sovereign polity)

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Verb

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lēta

  1. to look around
  2. to look for
  3. to examine

Conjugation

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Conjugation of lēta (weak)
present past
infinitive lēta —
participle lētandi, -e lētaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk lētar lēti, -e — lētaþi, -e lētaþi, -e
þū lētar lēti, -e lēta lētaþi, -e lētaþi, -e
han lētar lēti, -e — lētaþi, -e lētaþi, -e
vīr lētum, -om lētum, -om lētum, -om lētaþum, -om lētaþum, -om
īr lētin lētin lētin lētaþin lētaþin
þēr lēta lētin — lētaþu, -o lētaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk lētas lētis, -es — lētaþis, -es lētaþis, -es
þū lētas lētis, -es — lētaþis, -es lētaþis, -es
han lētas lētis, -es — lētaþis, -es lētaþis, -es
vīr lētums, -oms lētums, -oms — lētaþums, -oms lētaþums, -oms
īr lētins lētins — lētaþins lētaþins
þēr lētas lētins — lētaþus, -os lētaþins

Descendants

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  • Swedish: leta

Rwanda-Rundi

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Etymology

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From French l’état.

Noun

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lēta class 9 (plural zā lēta class 10)

  1. government

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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leta (Cyrillic spelling лета)

  1. inflection of leto:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/genitive/accusative/vocative plural

Slovak

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Noun

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leta

  1. genitive singular of leto

Slovene

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Noun

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leta n

  1. inflection of leto:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-leta (infinitive kuleta)

  1. to bring

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -leta
Positive present -naleta
Subjunctive -lete
Negative -leti
Imperative singular lete
Infinitives
Positive kuleta
Negative kutoleta
Imperatives
Singular lete
Plural leteni
Tensed forms
Habitual huleta
Positive past positive subject concord + -lileta
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuleta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naleta)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaleta/naleta tunaleta
2nd person unaleta mnaleta
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analeta wanaleta
other classes positive subject concord + -naleta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -leti)
Singular Plural
1st person sileti hatuleti
2nd person huleti hamleti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haleti hawaleti
other classes negative subject concord + -leti
Positive future positive subject concord + -taleta
Negative future negative subject concord + -taleta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lete)
Singular Plural
1st person nilete tulete
2nd person ulete mlete
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alete walete
other classes positive subject concord + -lete
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silete
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeleta
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeleta
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalileta
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalileta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aleta)
Singular Plural
1st person naleta twaleta
2nd person waleta mwaleta
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aleta waleta
m-mi(III/IV) waleta yaleta
ji-ma(V/VI) laleta yaleta
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaleta vyaleta
n(IX/X) yaleta zaleta
u(XI) waleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaleta
pa(XVI) paleta
mu(XVIII) mwaleta
Perfect positive subject concord + -meleta
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaleta
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaleta
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kileta
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoleta
Consecutive kaleta / positive subject concord + -kaleta
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalete
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nileta -tuleta
2nd person -kuleta -waleta/-kuleteni/-waleteni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mleta -waleta
m-mi(III/IV) -uleta -ileta
ji-ma(V/VI) -lileta -yaleta
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kileta -vileta
n(IX/X) -ileta -zileta
u(XI) -uleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuleta
pa(XVI) -paleta
mu(XVIII) -muleta
Reflexive -jileta
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -leta- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -letaye -letao
m-mi(III/IV) -letao -letayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -letalo -letayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -letacho -letavyo
n(IX/X) -letayo -letazo
u(XI) -letao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -letako
pa(XVI) -letapo
mu(XVIII) -letamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -leta)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeleta -oleta
m-mi(III/IV) -oleta -yoleta
ji-ma(V/VI) -loleta -yoleta
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choleta -vyoleta
n(IX/X) -yoleta -zoleta
u(XI) -oleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koleta
pa(XVI) -poleta
mu(XVIII) -moleta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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Swazi

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

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leta

  1. those over there, yonder; class 8 remote demonstrative.

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

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leta

  1. those over there, yonder; class 10 remote demonstrative.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish lēta, from Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leta (present letar, preterite letade, supine letat, imperative leta)

  1. (with efter) search; look throughout (a place) for something
    Vad letar du efter?
    What are you searching for?

Conjugation

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Conjugation of leta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive leta letas
Supine letat letats
Imperative leta —
Imper. plural1 leten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative letar letade letas letades
Ind. plural1 leta letade letas letades
Subjunctive2 lete letade letes letades
Participles
Present participle letande
Past participle letad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English letter.

Noun

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leta

  1. letter (symbol in an alphabet)
  2. letter (written or printed communication)

Veps

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *lentädäk.

Verb

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leta

  1. to fly
  2. to raise
  3. to build, to build up

Inflection

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Inflection of leta (inflection type 11/käta)
1st infinitive leta
present indic. lendab
past indic. lendi
present
indicative 		past
indicative 		imperative
1st singular lendan lendin —
2nd singular lendad lendid lenda
3rd singular lendab lendi lekaha
1st plural lendam lendim lekam
2nd plural lendat lendit lekat
3rd plural letas
lendaba 		lendiba lekaha
sing. conneg.1 lenda lendand lenda
plur. conneg. lekoi lenugoi lekoi
present
conditional 		past
conditional 		potential
1st singular lendaižin lenuižin lendanen
2nd singular lendaižid lenuižid lendaned
3rd singular lendaiži lenuiži lendaneb
1st plural lendaižim lenuižim lendanem
2nd plural lendaižit lenuižit lendanet
3rd plural lendaižiba lenuižiba lendaneba
connegative lendaiži lenuiži lendane
non-finite forms
1st infinitive leta
2nd infinitive 3rd infinitive
inessive letes inessive lendamas
instructive leten illative lendamaha
participles elative lendamaspäi
present active lendai adessive lendamal
past active lenu abessive lendamat
past passive letud
1 In imperative: used only in the second-person singular. The plural form is used with other persons.

Derived terms

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References

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