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Finnish
Etymology
liet- + -o, probably akin to liete
Pronunciation
Adjective
lieto (dialectal, archaic)
- (of land, uncertain) soft, wet
- Tämän waihetuksen suhteen omat nämä näkymättömät walas-eläwät, kuin heitä yhteeseen kutsutaan, tarpeelliset, ja löytywätkiin melkeen joka paikassa, sekä makiassa järwen ja suolasessa meren wedessä, että kowimmassa kalliossa ja liedossa maan mullassa, ja wieläpä ilmassakin ja Lapin maan ikuisessa lumessa!
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Maamiehen Ystävä, 19.05.1849, nro 20, s. 2 https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/797904?page=2&term=liedossa
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Latin laetus. Compare Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese ledo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈljɛ.to/, /ˈlje.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛto, -eto
- Hyphenation: liè‧to, lié‧to
Adjective
lieto (feminine lieta, masculine plural lieti, feminine plural liete, superlative lietissimo)
- happy, cheerful, delighted, glad, joyous, joyful
- Synonyms: allegro, contento, felice, gaio, gioioso
- Molto lieto di conoscerti. ― Very pleased to meet you.
- lieto fine ― happy ending
Derived terms
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Karelian
Etymology
Akin to Veps lete (“sand”), Finnish liete (“silt, sludge”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. from Proto-Finnic *leet'ek
Noun
lieto
- sand