lått
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun[edit]
lått (singular definite låtten)
Usage notes[edit]
The word is rarely used in Bokmål, the synonyme (and cognate) latter is much more common.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “laatt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun[edit]
lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse lát (“sound, behaviour”), influenced by modern Norwegian slått (“haymaking”).
Noun[edit]
lått 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[edit]
References[edit]
- “lått” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
lått
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples
- Swedish non-lemma forms
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