Letten

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Dutch

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Noun

Letten

  1. plural of Let

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German lette, from Old High German letto, from Proto-Germanic *ladjō-, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂t- (moist, wet). Cognate with Icelandic leðja (mud, muck), Welsh llaid (mire), Lithuanian latakas (gutter), and possibly Latin latex.

Alternative forms

Noun

Letten m (strong, genitive Lettens, plural Letten)

  1. loam, clay
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial) mud, muck
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Etymology 2

Noun

Letten

  1. accusative singular of Lette
  2. dative singular of Lette
  3. genitive singular of Lette
  4. plural of Lette

Further reading

  • Letten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Letten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Letten” in Duden online