letta

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See also: Letta and létta

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of leggere (“to read”).

Noun

letta f (plural lette)

  1. a brief reading of a text; a glance
    gli ho dato una letta ― I took a look at them

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

letta f sg

  1. feminine singular of letto

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

letta

  1. inflection of lette:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse létta.

Pronunciation

Verb

letta (present tense lettar, past tense letta, past participle letta, passive infinitive lettast, present participle lettande, imperative letta/lett)

  1. to lighten
  2. to take off (of a bird, aircraft, etc.)
  3. to lift (slightly)
    Eg letta på loket for å sjå oppi panna.
    I lifted the lid to look inside the pan.

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