læti

See also: laeti, lati, latí, łati, lăți, Lati, Läti, and låti

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse læti, from Proto-Germanic *lētiją, from the root of láta (“to behave”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaiːtɪ/
    Rhymes: -aiːtɪ

Noun

læti n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. behaviour
  2. tumult, hullabaloo
  3. noise
  4. (poetic) voice

Declension
declension of læti
læti plural
indefinite definite
nominative læti lætin
accusative læti lætin
dative látum látunum
genitive láta látanna

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

læti n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of læte

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

læti n pl (dative látum)

  1. (collective) noise, cries
  2. (collective) manners, voice

Declension
  Declension of læti, (strong ija-stem, plural only)
neuter plural
indefinite definite
nominative læti lætin
accusative læti lætin
dative látum látunum
genitive láta látanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: læti
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: læte

References
  • læti in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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