leta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "leta"

Gothic

Romanization

lēta

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English letter.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /leta/

Noun

leta (plural leta dem, quantified leta)

  1. letter
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3 Jan 1:1:
      Da leta ya a kom fram mi, di elda — tu mi speshal fren, Gaiyos. Mi fren, mi riili riili lov yu.
      This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

Further reading

Keley-I Kallahan

Noun

leta

  1. tree sap

Kongo

Etymology

From French l’état.

Noun

leta

  1. state (sovereign polity)

Latin

Verb

lētā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of lētō

References

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lentädäk.

Verb

leta

  1. fly

Moore

Etymology

from French l’état (“the state”)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /lé.ta/

Noun

leta

  1. the state (sovereign polity)

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

lēta

  1. to look around
  2. to look for
  3. to examine

Conjugation
Conjugation of lēta (weak)
present past
infinitive lēta —
participle lētandi, -e lētaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
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

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From French l’état.

Noun

lēta class 9 (plural zā lēta class 10)

  1. government

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

leta (Cyrillic spelling лета)

  1. inflection of leto:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/genitive/accusative/vocative plural

Slovak

Noun

leta

  1. genitive singular of leto

Slovene

Noun

leta n

  1. inflection of leto:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-leta (infinitive kuleta)

  1. to bring

Conjugation
Conjugation of -leta
Positive present -naleta
Subjunctive -lete
Negative -leti
Imperative singular lete
Infinitives
Positive kuleta
Negative kutoleta
Imperatives
Singular lete
Plural leteni
Tensed forms
Habitual huleta
Positive past positive subject concord + -lileta
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuleta
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naleta)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaleta/naleta tunaleta
2nd person unaleta mnaleta
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analeta wanaleta
other classes positive subject concord + -naleta
Negative present (negative subject concord + -leti)
Singular Plural
1st person sileti hatuleti
2nd person huleti hamleti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haleti hawaleti
other classes negative subject concord + -leti
Positive future positive subject concord + -taleta
Negative future negative subject concord + -taleta
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lete)
Singular Plural
1st person nilete tulete
2nd person ulete mlete
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alete walete
other classes positive subject concord + -lete
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silete
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeleta
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeleta
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalileta
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalileta
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aleta)
Singular Plural
1st person naleta twaleta
2nd person waleta mwaleta
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aleta waleta
m-mi(III/IV) waleta yaleta
ji-ma(V/VI) laleta yaleta
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaleta vyaleta
n(IX/X) yaleta zaleta
u(XI) waleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaleta
pa(XVI) paleta
mu(XVIII) mwaleta
Perfect positive subject concord + -meleta
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaleta
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaleta
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kileta
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoleta
Consecutive kaleta / positive subject concord + -kaleta
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalete
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nileta -tuleta
2nd person -kuleta -waleta/-kuleteni/-waleteni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mleta -waleta
m-mi(III/IV) -uleta -ileta
ji-ma(V/VI) -lileta -yaleta
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kileta -vileta
n(IX/X) -ileta -zileta
u(XI) -uleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuleta
pa(XVI) -paleta
mu(XVIII) -muleta
Reflexive -jileta
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -leta- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -letaye -letao
m-mi(III/IV) -letao -letayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -letalo -letayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -letacho -letavyo
n(IX/X) -letayo -letazo
u(XI) -letao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -letako
pa(XVI) -letapo
mu(XVIII) -letamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -leta)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeleta -oleta
m-mi(III/IV) -oleta -yoleta
ji-ma(V/VI) -loleta -yoleta
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choleta -vyoleta
n(IX/X) -yoleta -zoleta
u(XI) -oleta see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koleta
pa(XVI) -poleta
mu(XVIII) -moleta
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Swazi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

leta

  1. those over there, yonder; class 8 remote demonstrative.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

leta

  1. those over there, yonder; class 10 remote demonstrative.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Verb

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

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of leta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive leta letas
Supine letat letats
Imperative leta —
Imper. plural1 leten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative letar letade letas letades
Ind. plural1 leta letade letas letades
Subjunctive2 lete letade letes letades
Participles
Present participle letande
Past participle letad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English letter.

Noun

leta

  1. letter (symbol in an alphabet)
  2. letter (written or printed communication)

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lentädäk.

Verb

leta

  1. to fly
  2. to raise
  3. to build, to build up

Inflection
Inflection of leta (inflection type 11/käta)
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 lekaha
1st plural lendam lendim lekam
2nd plural lendat lendit lekat
3rd plural letas
lendaba		 lendiba lekaha
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 lendamaha
participles elative lendamaspäi
present active lendai adessive lendamal
past active lenu abessive lendamat
past passive letud
1 In imperative: used only in the second-person singular. The plural form is used with other persons.

Derived terms

References
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