Macedonian

Noun

лето • ‎(leto) n

1. summer, summertime
2. (archaic) year

Inflection

See also

• летен ‎(leten)
• циганско лето ‎(cigansko leto)

Russian

Alternative forms

• лѣ́то ‎(lě́to) (Pre-reform orthography)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěto ‎(“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁tom. Cognate with Ukrainian літо ‎(lito), Belarusian слецiць ‎(sljecicʹ, “to warm”), слетный ‎(sljetnyj, “warmish”), Bulgarian лято ‎(ljato), Serbo-Croatian лето, љето, Slovene poletje, Czech léto, Slovak leto, Polish lato, and Upper and Lower Sorbian lěto. Possibly also cognate with Old Gutnish spring and dialectal Swedish låding, låing ‎(“spring”), i lådigs ‎(“last spring”) (from Proto-Germanic *lēþ-), and with Irish lá ‎(“day”). In addition, лѣто ‎(lěto) may be related to Old Church Slavonic лѣѭ ‎(lějǫ, “to pour”), which is cognate with Lithuanian and Latvian lietus ‎(“rain”). Possibly also related to Latin laetus ‎(“rich, fertile, excellent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲetə]

Noun

ле́то • ‎(léto) n inan ‎(genitive ле́та, nominative plural лета́, genitive plural лет)

1. summer

   ле́том‎ ― létom ― in summer; in the summer

   на ле́то‎ ― na léto ― for the summer

   про́шлое ле́то‎ ― próšloje léto ― last summer

2. pl: years, age, summers

   пять лет тому́ наза́д‎ ― pjatʹ let tomú nazád ― five years ago

   Он в лета́х‎ ― On v letáx ― He is elderly.

   Ско́лько вам лет?‎ ― Skólʹko vam let? ― How old are you?

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• ба́бье ле́то n ‎(bábʹje léto)
• год ‎(god)
• ле́тний ‎(létnij)
• ле́том ‎(létom)
• летописец ‎(letopisec)
• ле́топись ‎(létopisʹ)
• леточисление ‎(letočislenije)

See also

• (seasons) вре́мя го́да ‎(vrémja góda), сезо́н ‎(sezón); весна́ ‎(vesná), ле́то ‎(léto), о́сень ‎(ósenʹ), зима́ ‎(zimá) ^{(Category: ru:Seasons)}

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian) ље̏то
• (Ikavian) lito

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěto ‎(“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁tom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêto/
• Hyphenation: ле‧то

Noun

ле̏то n ‎(Latin spelling lȅto)

1. summer, summertime
2. (archaic) year

Declension

Derived terms

See also