leta

See also: letã, lēta, and lētā

Faliscan

Noun

lēta f

bed
burial place in a tomb

Gothic

Romanization

lēta

Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰

Kongo

Etymology

From French l'état.

Noun

leta

state (sovereign polity)

Latin

Verb

lētā

first-person singular present active imperative of lētō

References

LETA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

lēta

to look around
to look for
to examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of lēta (weak)

active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	present			past
infinitive	lēta			—
participle	lētandi, -e			lētaþer
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

Swahili

Verb

leta

to bring

Conjugation

affirmative conjugation of leta

infinitive		kuleta
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	naleta	waleta	aleta	waleta	laleta	chaleta	yaleta	waleta
	progressive	ninaleta	unaleta	analeta	unaleta	linaleta	kinaleta	inaleta	unaleta
	habitual	huleta
	past	nilileta	ulileta	alileta	ulileta	lilileta	kilileta	ilileta	ulileta
	perfect	nimeleta	umeleta	ameleta	umeleta	limeleta	kimeleta	imeleta	umeleta
	future	nitaleta	utaleta	ataleta	utaleta	litaleta	kitaleta	italeta	utaleta
	consecutive	nikaleta	ukaleta	akaleta	ukaleta	likaleta	kikaleta	ikaleta	ukaleta
conditional	present	ningeleta	ungeleta	angeleta	ungeleta	lingeleta	kingeleta	ingeleta	ungeleta
conditional	past	ningalileta	ungalileta	angalileta	ungalileta	lingalileta	kingalileta	ingalileta	ungalileta
subjunctive	general	nilete	ulete	alete	ulete	lilete	kilete	ilete	ulete
subjunctive	consecutive	nikalete	ukalete	akalete	ukalete	likalete	kikalete	ikalete	ukalete
comitative		nikileta	ukileta	akileta	ukileta	likileta	kikileta	ikileta	ukileta
imperative			lete! __lete!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twaleta	mwaleta	waleta	yaleta	yaleta	vyaleta	zaleta	zaleta
	progressive	tunaleta	mnaleta	wanaleta	inaleta	yanaleta	vinaleta	zinaleta	zinaleta
	habitual	huleta
	past	tulileta	mlileta	walileta	ilileta	yalileta	vilileta	zilileta	zilileta
	perfect	tumeleta	mmeleta	wameleta	imeleta	yameleta	vimeleta	zimeleta	zimeleta
	future	tutaleta	mtaleta	wataleta	italeta	yataleta	vitaleta	zitaleta	zitaleta
	consecutive	tukaleta	mkaleta	wakaleta	ikaleta	yakaleta	vikaleta	zikaleta	zikaleta
conditional	present	tungeleta	mngeleta	wangeleta	ingeleta	yangeleta	vingeleta	zingeleta	zingeleta
conditional	past	tungalileta	mngalileta	wangalileta	ingalileta	yangalileta	vingalileta	zingalileta	zingalileta
subjunctive	general	tulete	mlete	walete	ilete	yalete	vilete	zilete	zilete
subjunctive	consecutive	tukalete	mkalete	wakalete	ikalete	yakalete	vikalete	zikalete	zikalete
comitative		tukileta	mkileta	wakileta	ikileta	yakileta	vikileta	zikileta	zikileta
imperative		tulete	leteni! __leteni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

negative conjugation of leta

infinitive		kutoleta or kutokuleta
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	sileti	huleti	haleti	hauleti	halileti	hakileti	haileti	hauleti
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikuleta	hukuleta	hakuleta	haukuleta	halikuleta	hakikuleta	haikuleta	haukuleta
	perfect	sijaleta	hujaleta	hajaleta	haujaleta	halijaleta	hakijaleta	haijaleta	haujaleta
	future	sitaleta	hutaleta	hataleta	hautaleta	halitaleta	hakitaleta	haitaleta	hautaleta
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingeleta	usingeleta	asingeleta	usingeleta	lisingeleta	kisingeleta	isingeleta	usingeleta
conditional	past	nisingalileta	usingalileta	asingalileta	usingalileta	lisingalileta	kisingalileta	isingalileta	usingalileta
subjunctive	general	nisilete	usilete	asilete	usilete	lisilete	kisilete	isilete	usilete
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipoleta	usipoleta	asipoleta	usipoleta	lisipoleta	kisipoleta	isipoleta	usipoleta
imperative			usilete!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatuleti	hamleti	hawaleti	haileti	hayaleti	havileti	hazileti	hazileti
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukuleta	hamkuleta	hawakuleta	haikuleta	hayakuleta	havikuleta	hazikuleta	hazikuleta
	perfect	hatujaleta	hamjaleta	hawajaleta	haijaleta	hayajaleta	havijaleta	hazijaleta	hazijaleta
	future	hatutaleta	hamtaleta	hawataleta	haitaleta	hayataleta	havitaleta	hazitaleta	hazitaleta
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingeleta	msingeleta	wasingeleta	isingeleta	yasingeleta	visingeleta	zisingeleta	zisingeleta
conditional	past	tusingalileta	msingalileta	wasingalileta	isingalileta	yasingalileta	visingalileta	zisingalileta	zisingalileta
subjunctive	general	tusilete	msilete	wasilete	isilete	yasilete	visilete	zisilete	zisilete
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipoleta	msipoleta	wasipoleta	isipoleta	yasipoleta	visipoleta	zisipoleta	zisipoleta
imperative		tusilete	msilete!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

(with efter) search; look throughout (a place) for something
Vad letar du efter?
What are you searching for?

Conjugation

Conjugation of leta

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	leta	letas
Present tense	letar	letas
Past tense	letade	letades
Supine	letat	letats
Imperative	leta	—
Present participle	letande
Past participle	letad

Synonyms

söka

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lentädäk.

Verb

leta

to fly
to raise
to build, to build up

Inflection

Inflection
1st infinitive	leta
present indic.	lendab
past indic.	lendi
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	lendan	lendin	—
2nd singular	lendad	lendid	lenda
3rd singular	lendab	lendi	?
1st plural	lendam	lendim	lekam
2nd plural	lendat	lendit	lekat
3rd plural	letas lendaba	lendiba	?
sing. conneg.¹	lenda	lendand	lenda
plur. conneg.	lekoi	lenugoi	lekoi
	present conditional	past conditional	potential
1st singular	lendaižin	lenuižin	lendanen
2nd singular	lendaižid	lenuižid	lendaned
3rd singular	lendaiži	lenuiži	lendaneb
1st plural	lendaižim	lenuižim	lendanem
2nd plural	lendaižit	lenuižit	lendanet
3rd plural	lendaižiba	lenuižiba	lendaneba
connegative	lendaiži	lenuiži	lendane
non-finite forms
1st infinitive	leta
2nd infinitive		3rd infinitive
inessive	letes	inessive	lendamas
instructive	leten	illative	?
participles		elative	lendamaspäi
present active	lendai	adessive	lendamal
past active	lenu	abessive	lendamat
past passive	letud

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], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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