leta

See also: letá, letã, lēta, lētā, léta, and лета

Gothic

Romanization

lēta

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰

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Kongo

Etymology

From French l’état.

Noun

leta

1. state (sovereign polity)

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) lētā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lētō

References

• leta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Ludian

Etymology

From .

Verb

leta

1. fly

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Verb

lēta

1. to look around
2. to look for
3. to examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of lēta (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	lēta			—
participle	lētandi, -e			lētaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lētar	lēti, -e	—	lētaþi, -e	lētaþi, -e
þū	lētar	lēti, -e	lēta	lētaþi, -e	lētaþi, -e
han	lētar	lēti, -e	—	lētaþi, -e	lētaþi, -e
vīr	lētum, -om	lētum, -om	lētum, -om	lētaþum, -om	lētaþum, -om
īr	lētin	lētin	lētin	lētaþin	lētaþin
þēr	lēta	lētin	—	lētaþu, -o	lētaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lētas	lētis, -es	—	lētaþis, -es	lētaþis, -es
þū	lētas	lētis, -es	—	lētaþis, -es	lētaþis, -es
han	lētas	lētis, -es	—	lētaþis, -es	lētaþis, -es
vīr	lētums, -oms	lētums, -oms	—	lētaþums, -oms	lētaþums, -oms
īr	lētins	lētins	—	lētaþins	lētaþins
þēr	lētas	lētins	—	lētaþus, -os	lētaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: leta

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

leta (Cyrillic spelling лета)

1. inflection of leto:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/genitive/accusative/vocative plural

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Slovak

Noun

leta

1. genitive singular of leto

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

Verb

-leta (infinitive kuleta)

1. to bring

Conjugation

Conjugation of -leta
Positive present -naleta Subjunctive -lete Negative -leti Imperative singular lete
Infinitives
Positive kuleta Negative kutoleta
Imperatives
Singular lete Plural leteni
Tensed forms
Habitual huleta Positive past positive subject concord + -lileta Negative past negative subject concord + -kuleta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naleta) Singular Plural 1st person ninaleta/naleta tunaleta 2nd person unaleta mnaleta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analeta wanaleta other classes positive subject concord + -naleta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -leti) Singular Plural 1st person sileti hatuleti 2nd person huleti hamleti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haleti hawaleti other classes negative subject concord + -leti
Positive future positive subject concord + -taleta Negative future negative subject concord + -taleta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lete) Singular Plural 1st person nilete tulete 2nd person ulete mlete 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alete walete other classes positive subject concord + -lete
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silete Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeleta Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeleta Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalileta Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalileta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aleta) Singular Plural 1st person naleta twaleta 2nd person waleta mwaleta 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aleta waleta m-mi(III/IV) waleta yaleta ji-ma(V/VI) laleta yaleta ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaleta vyaleta n(IX/X) yaleta zaleta u(XI) waleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaleta pa(XVI) paleta mu(XVIII) mwaleta
Perfect positive subject concord + -meleta "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaleta "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaleta "If/When" positive subject concord + -kileta "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoleta Consecutive kaleta / positive subject concord + -kaleta Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalete
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nileta -tuleta 2nd person -kuleta -waleta/-kuleteni/-waleteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mleta -waleta m-mi(III/IV) -uleta -ileta ji-ma(V/VI) -lileta -yaleta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kileta -vileta n(IX/X) -ileta -zileta u(XI) -uleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuleta pa(XVI) -paleta mu(XVIII) -muleta Reflexive -jileta
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -leta- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -letaye -letao m-mi(III/IV) -letao -letayo ji-ma(V/VI) -letalo -letayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -letacho -letavyo n(IX/X) -letayo -letazo u(XI) -letao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -letako pa(XVI) -letapo mu(XVIII) -letamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -leta) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeleta -oleta m-mi(III/IV) -oleta -yoleta ji-ma(V/VI) -loleta -yoleta ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choleta -vyoleta n(IX/X) -yoleta -zoleta u(XI) -oleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koleta pa(XVI) -poleta mu(XVIII) -moleta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -letea
  • Passive: -letwa

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Swazi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

leta

1. those over there, yonder; class 8 remote demonstrative.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

leta

1. those over there, yonder; class 10 remote demonstrative.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lēta, from Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

leta (present letar, preterite letade, supine letat, imperative leta)

1. (with efter) search; look throughout (a place) for something

   Vad letar du efter?

   What are you searching for?

Conjugation

Conjugation of leta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	leta		letas
Supine	letat		letats
Imperative	leta		—
Imper. plural1	leten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	letar	letade	letas	letades
Ind. plural1	leta	letade	letas	letades
Subjunctive2	lete	letade	letes	letades
	Participles
Present participle	letande
Past participle	letad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• söka

Anagrams

• late

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Veps

Etymology

From .

Verb

leta

1. to fly
2. to raise
3. to build, to build up

Derived terms

• lendai

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “выдержать, летать, освоить, повысить, поднимать, построить, строить, улетать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika