leten

See also: letěn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• letten

Etymology

From Old English lǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *lātan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛtən/, /ˈlɛːtən/

Verb

leten

1. to let
   • [1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Shypmans Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:

     No longer wold he lette.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of leten (strong class 7 or weak in -te)

infinitive	(to) leten, lete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	lete	let, lette
2nd-person singular	letest	lete, let, lettest
3rd-person singular	leteth	let, lette
subjunctive singular	lete	lete1, lette1
imperative singular		—
plural2	leten, lete	leten, lete, letten, lette
imperative plural	leteth, lete	—
participles	letynge, letende	leten, lete, let, yleten, ylete

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: let
• Scots: lat, let, lete
• Yola: leth

References

• “lēten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ten/

Verb

lēten

1. plural preterite subjunctive of lǣtan

Slovene

Etymology

From léto ‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /léːtən/

Adjective

lẹ̑tən (not comparable)

1. relating to a year, yearly, annual

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	léten	létna	létno
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	léten ind létni def	létna	létno
genitive	létnega	létne	létnega
dative	létnemu	létni	létnemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	létno	létno
locative	létnem	létni	létnem
instrumental	létnim	létno	létnim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	létna	létni	létni
genitive	létnih	létnih	létnih
dative	létnima	létnima	létnima
accusative	létna	létni	létni
locative	létnih	létnih	létnih
instrumental	létnima	létnima	létnima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	létni	létne	létna
genitive	létnih	létnih	létnih
dative	létnim	létnim	létnim
accusative	létne	létne	létna
locative	létnih	létnih	létnih
instrumental	létnimi	létnimi	létnimi

Further reading

• “leten”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Tetum

Etymology

Akin to Manggarai eta.

Noun

leten

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