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English
Verb
letten
- (obsolete) past participle of let
Adjective
letten (not comparable)
- (obsolete, rare) Let; demised, leased.
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną. Equivalent to laat (“late”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.
Pronunciation
Verb
letten
- (transitive) to pay attention, to mind
- (transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop
- Wat let je? ― What's keeping you?
- (transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
Hungarian
Etymology
lett + -en
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: let‧ten
Adjective
letten
- superessive singular of lett
Noun
letten
- superessive singular of lett
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.
Verb
letten
- to hinder, to slow
- to stop, to halt
- to delay, to wait
- to disadvantage, to harm
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
Swedish
Noun
letten
- definite singular of lett