læte

See also: laete, late, låte, latë, and łate

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin lacte, ablative form of lac (“milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːte/

Noun

læte m (invariable)

1. milk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse læti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²leː.tə/

Noun

læte n (definite singular lætet, indefinite plural læter, definite plural læta or lætene)

1. a sound, voice

References

• “læte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse læti n, a collective form of låt n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²leː.tə/

Noun

læte n (definite singular lætet, indefinite plural læte, definite plural læta)

1. a sound or emission thereof
   1. a natural sound, tune; music being played
   2. a natural sound made by an animal, such as tweeting, meowing, roaring, etc.
2. nagging
3. something which is done only for show
4. an appearance

Usage notes

• Was also considered grammatically feminine prior to the 1959 spelling reform.

Derived terms

• fuglelæte
• godlæte
• illelæte
• lammelæte
• ovlæte
• skitlæte
• smålæte
• storlæte
• trålæte
• ulæte
• varlæte
• vellæte

 

References

• “læte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “læte”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “læte” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Anagrams

• ælte

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæː.te/

Verb

lǣte

1. inflection of lǣtan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive