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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěto (“summer”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁tom.
Pronunciation
Noun
лето • (leto) n (plural лета, relational adjective летен)
- summer, summertime
- (archaic) year
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References
- “лето” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣто (lěto), from Proto-Slavic *lěto (“year”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ле́то • (léto) n inan (genitive ле́та, nominative plural лета́, genitive plural лет, relational adjective ле́тний or ле́тный)
- summer
- ле́том ― létom ― in summer; in the summer
- на ле́то ― na léto ― for the summer
- про́шлое ле́то ― próšloje léto ― last summer
- pl: years, age, summers
- пять лет тому́ наза́д ― pjatʹ let tomú nazád ― five years ago
- Он в лета́х ― On v letáx ― He is elderly.
- Ско́лько вам лет? ― Skólʹko vam let? ― How old are you?
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Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лето”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěto (“year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lêto/
- Hyphenation: ле‧то
Noun
ле̏то n (Latin spelling lȅto)
- summer, summertime
- (archaic) year
Declension
Derived terms
- ле̏ти (lȅti, “in (the) summer, during the summer”)
See also