låta
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lata"
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
låta f
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. Doublet of la.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
låta (present tense læt, past tense lét, supine låte, past participle låten, present participle låtande, imperative låt)
- a-infinitive form of låte
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
låta
References[edit]
- “låta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “låta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “låta” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish lāta, from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let (go), be tired”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is the origin of the sound-related senses? Are they of a different etymology?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
låta (present låter, preterite lät, supine låtit, imperative låt)
- to make sound
- Det pianot låter förfärligt! ― That piano sounds awful!
- Det låter som om det behöver stämmas. ― It sounds like it needs tuning.
- to sound; to seem; to appear
- Det låter som en bra idé! ― That sounds like a good idea!
- Hon lät inte glad. ― She didn't sound happy.
- to allow; to let
- Låter du honom se på tv så här sent? ― Do you let him watch TV this late?
- Låt den rätte komma in. ― Let the right one in.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of låta (class 7 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | låta | låtas | ||
| Supine | låtit | låtits | ||
| Imperative | låt | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | låten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | låter | lät | låts, låtes | läts |
| Ind. plural1 | låta | läto | låtas | lätos |
| Subjunctive2 | låte | läte | låtes | lätes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | låtande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- låta in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams[edit]
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
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