letten

See also: Letten

English

Verb

letten

  1. (obsolete) past participle of let

Adjective

letten (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Let; demised, leased.

References

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛtə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

letten

  1. (transitive) to pay attention, to mind [+ op (object) = to]
  2. (transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop
    Wat let je?What's keeping you?
  3. (transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see

Inflection

Conjugation of letten (weak)
infinitive letten
past singular lette
past participle gelet
infinitive letten
gerund letten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular letlette
2nd person sing. (jij) letlette
2nd person sing. (u) letlette
2nd person sing. (gij) letlette
3rd person singular letlette
plural lettenletten
subjunctive sing.1 lettelette
subjunctive plur.1 lettenletten
imperative sing. let
imperative plur.1 let
participles lettendgelet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: let

Hungarian

Etymology

lett + -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛtːɛn]
  • Hyphenation: let‧ten

Adjective

letten

  1. superessive singular of lett

Noun

letten

  1. superessive singular of lett

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.

Verb

letten

  1. to hinder, to slow
  2. to stop, to halt
  3. to delay, to wait
  4. to disadvantage, to harm

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: letten
  • Limburgish: lètte

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

letten

  1. definite singular of lett
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