letten

See also: Letten

English

Verb

letten

1. (archaic) past participle of let

Adjective

letten (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, rare) Let; demised, leased.

References

• NED VI:i (1908), page 218

Anagrams

• nettle, telnet

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

letten

1. (transitive) to pay attention, to mind [+ op (object) = to]
2. (transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop
3. (transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see

Inflection

Conjugation of letten (weak)
infinitive	letten
past singular	lette
past participle	gelet
infinitive	letten
gerund	letten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	let	lette
2nd person sing. (jij)	let	lette
2nd person sing. (u)	let	lette
2nd person sing. (gij)	let	lette
3rd person singular	let	lette
plural	letten	letten
subjunctive sing.1	lette	lette
subjunctive plur.1	letten	letten
imperative sing.	let
imperative plur.1	let
participles	lettend	gelet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beletten
• opletten

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Hungarian

Etymology

lett +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtːɛn]
• Hyphenation: let‧ten

Adjective

letten

1. superessive singular of lett

Noun

letten

1. superessive singular of lett

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.

Verb

letten

1. to hinder, to slow
2. to stop, to halt
3. to delay, to wait
4. to disadvantage, to harm

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: letten
• Limburgish: lètte

Further reading

• “letten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “letten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Swedish

Noun

letten

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of lett