-let

See also Let, and let

English

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French -el, from Latin -ellus + Middle French -et, from Latin -ittus, both diminutive suffixes. Replaced Middle English -el, from Old English -el, -il.

Suffix

-let

1. a diminutive suffix; for example:

• booklet, a small book
• applet, a small computer app(lication)
• owlet, a small (young) owl

Derived terms

annulet applet armlet booklet bracelet chaplet circlet crocklet eaglet flatlet froglet goblet hamlet leaflet mallet niglet owlet

pamphlet piglet platelet playlet portlet pushlet ringlet rootlet roundlet servlet sitelet snakelet springlet streamlet tablet toadlet wavelet wormlet wristlet

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Hungarian

Etymology

-l + -et, created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.

Suffix

-let

1. Added to different parts of speech to form a noun.

   rész (“part”) → részlet (“detail”)

   keres (“to search”) → kereslet (“demand (in economics)”)

   egy (“one”) → egylet (“society, association, club”)

Usage notes

• Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -lat is added to a back vowel word

  -let is added to a front vowel word

See also

• Category:Hungarian nouns suffixed with -let
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes