sletta

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sletta f (genitive singular slettu, nominative plural slettur)

  1. blot, blotch, splotch
    Synonyms: hlussa, klessa
  2. a foreign word used in Icelandic
    enskuslettaan English word used in Icelandic

Declension

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    Declension of sletta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sletta slettan slettur sletturnar
accusative slettu slettuna slettur sletturnar
dative slettu slettunni slettum slettunum
genitive slettu slettunnar slettna slettnanna

Derived terms

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Verb

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sletta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sletti, supine slett)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to spill a tiny bit of liquid, to splash a few drops of liquid
    Synonyms: skvetta, sulla
    Það slettist smá rauðvín á skyrtuna mína.A bit of red wine spilled on my shirt.
  2. to use a foreign word in Icelandic

Conjugation

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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sletta

  1. definite feminine singular of slette

Alternative forms

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Verb

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sletta

  1. inflection of slette:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse slétta.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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sletta (present tense slettar, past tense sletta, past participle sletta, passive infinitive slettast, present participle slettande, imperative sletta/slett)

  1. to smooth (make smooth or even)
  2. to delete

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sletta f

  1. definite singular of slette

References

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