láta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lata"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔaːta/
• Rhymes: -ɔaːta

Verb

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

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

• alátin (greedy)
• blíðlátin (friendly)
• fagurlátin (friendly)
• lítillátin (modest, humble)
• stórlátin (proud)
• tunglátin (very heavy)
• varlátin (discreet)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauːta/

  Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

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)

   Er til lengdar lætur.

   In the long run.

   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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

uncategorized, derived terms from the verb láta

• eins og að líkum lætur
• láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta
• láta hendur standa fram úr ermum
• láta í friði
• láta í té
• láta lífið
• láta sem vind um eyru þjóta
• láta sigla sinn sjó
• láta viðgangast
• láta vita
• láta öllum illum látum
• látast
• látinn
• vant við látinn
• vel látinn

derived terms from the verb láta

• láta lausan
• láta lífið
• láta sig

derived terms from the verb láta

• láta gera
• láta vera
• láta vera að gera

derived terms from the verb láta

• láta illa

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

• Icelandic: láta
• Faroese: láta
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: la
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: la, lata, late
• Elfdalian: låta
• Old Swedish: lāta
  • Swedish: låta
• Old Danish: latæ
  • Danish: lade

Further reading

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