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láta

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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láta (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine látið)

  1. to behave, to act
  2. to utter a sound

Conjugation

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Conjugation of láta (group v-64)
infinitive láta
supine látið
present past
first singular láti læt
second singular letur lætst
third singular letur læt
plural láta lótu
participle (a26)1 látandi látin
imperative
singular lát!
plural látið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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láta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lét, third-person plural past indicative létu, supine látið)

  1. to put [with accusative]
    Synonym: setja
    Hvert léstu fartölvuna mína?
    Where did you put my laptop?
  2. to lose, to let go [with accusative]
    Synonym: sleppa
  3. to let, to make, to have [with accusative]
    Synonyms: leyfa að gerast, leyfa að gerist
  4. to behave, to act [with accusative]
    Synonym: hegða sér
  5. (impersonal)
    Ég veiddi fimm fiska á tíma þegar best lét.
    I caught five fish per hour at best.
    Eins og að líkum lætur.
    As may be expected.

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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derived terms from the verb láta
derived terms from the verb láta
derived terms from the verb láta

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *lētaną, whence also English let.

Pronunciation

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  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːtɑ/
  • (13th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈlɒːta/

Verb

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láta (singular past indicative lét, plural past indicative létu, past participle látinn)

  1. to set, put in place [with accusative]
  2. to cede, give up [with accusative]
  3. to leave, forsake [with accusative]
    hann ætlaði at láta dróttningina eina
    he intended to divorce the queen
  4. to lose [with accusative or dative]
  5. (with infinitive) to have someone do something, have something done
    ek lét leiða þjóf bundinn til þings
    I had the thief taken (lit. let lead the thief) to the Thing in shackles
  6. (with sem) to make as if, to pretend
  7. to estimate, value [with accusative]
  8. to express, say [with accusative]
  9. to give, make a sound [with accusative]
  10. (reflexive) to die

Conjugation

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Conjugation of láta — active (strong class 7)
infinitive láta
present participle látandi
past participle látinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular læt lét láta léta
2nd person singular lætr lézt látir létir
3rd person singular lætr lét láti léti
1st person plural látum létum látim létim
2nd person plural látið létuð látið létið
3rd person plural láta létu láti léti
imperative present
2nd person singular lát
1st person plural látum
2nd person plural látið
Conjugation of láta — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive látask
present participle látandisk
past participle látizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular látumk létumk látumk létumk
2nd person singular læzk lézk látisk létisk
3rd person singular læzk lézk látisk létisk
1st person plural látumsk létumsk látimsk létimsk
2nd person plural látizk létuzk látizk létizk
3rd person plural látask létusk látisk létisk
imperative present
2nd person singular lázk
1st person plural látumsk
2nd person plural látizk

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: láta
  • Faroese: láta
  • Norwegian:
  • Elfdalian: låta
  • Old Swedish: lāta
  • Old Danish: latæ

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “láta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 263; also available at the Internet Archive