lete

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtɛ]

Noun

lete

1. vocative singular of let

Noun

lete f (5th declension)

1. counter (in shop)
2. bar (in refreshment room)

Alternative forms

• lête

Etymology

From Portuguese leite.

Noun

lete

1. milk

   bebinca di lete ― milk pudding

   café co lête ― coffee with milk

   china di lête ― milkman (literally, “milk Chinese”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Alternative forms

• let, late

Etymology

From Old English ġelǣte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːt(ə)/

Noun

lete (plural letes)

1. crossroads

Noun

lete

1. street

Alternative forms

• leite

Etymology

From Old Norse leita.

Verb

lete (imperative let, present tense leter, simple past lette, past participle lett)

1. to look (etter / for)
2. to search (etter / for)

References

• “lete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 1

From the adjective lat.

• (noun): From Old Norse leti f.
• (verb): An umlauted factitive, possibly influenced by the noun.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lita.

References

• “lete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• elet, elte, etle, leet, lete, léte, tele, tele-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.te/

Verb

lēte

1. inflection of lǣtan:
   1. second-person singular preterite indicative
   2. singular preterite subjunctive

Noun

lete

1. locative singular of leto

Verb

lete

1. imperative singular of -leta

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 內底／内底 (lāi-té).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlete/ [ˈlɛː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: le‧te

Noun

lete (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜒ)

1. insole of footwear

   Synonym: sobresuwelas

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leet'ek. Cognates include Finnish liete, Karelian lieto (“sand”).

Noun

lete

1. sand