German

Noun

Lette m ‎(genitive Letten, plural Letten, feminine Lettin)

1. Latvian (person)

Declension

Related terms

• Lettland
• lettisch
• Lettisch

Danish

Noun

lette c (singular definite letten, plural indefinite letter)

1. Lett, Latvian (a person from Latvia or of Latvian descent)

Inflection

Related terms

• Letland ("Latvia")
• lettisk adj ("Latvian")

Etymology 2

From let ‎(“light”) +‎ -e. Cognate with Middle Low German lichten.

Verb

lette ‎(imperative let, infinitive at lette, present tense letter, past tense lettede, perfect tense er/har lettet)

1. lighten
2. relieve
3. facilitate
4. ease
5. lift
6. take off

Derived terms

• lettelse ("relief")
• lettet ("relieved")

Etymology 3

See let ‎(“light, easy, mild, slight”).

Adjective

lette

1. definite and plural of let

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

lette

1. singular past indicative and subjunctive of letten
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of letten

Anagrams

• teelt

French

Etymology

Corruption of laide.

Adjective

lette m, f ‎(plural lettes)

1. (Canada, slang) ugly

   Je te défends de dire que tu es lette.

Interlingue

Noun

lette

1. bed

Italian

Noun

lette f

1. plural of letta

Verb

lette

1. Feminine plural past participle of leggere.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

lette

1. definite singular of lett
2. plural of lett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse létta

Verb

lette ‎(imperative lett, present tense letter, passive lettes, simple past and past participle letta or lettet, present participle lettende)

1. to ease, relieve, lessen, lighten
2. (of a plane) to take off

Derived terms

• lettelse

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• (of leite) leita, leitet, leitte

Verb

lette

1. simple past of leite
2. simple past of lete

References

• “lette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

lette

1. definite singular of lett
2. plural of lett

Tarantino

Noun

lette

1. bed