lěto

See also: LETO, Leto, leto, letó, léto, lēto, and łeto

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěto. Cognate with Upper Sorbian lěto, Polish lato, Czech léto, Russian ле́то (léto), Old Church Slavonic лѣто (lěto).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.tɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtɔ
  • Syllabification: lě‧to

Noun

lěto n (diminutive lětko)

  1. year (365 days, in general)

Declension

Declension of lěto
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lěto lěśe lěta
Genitive lěta lětowu lětow
Dative lětoju, lětu lětoma lětam
Accusative lěto lěśe lěta
Instrumental lětom lětoma lětami
Locative lěśe lětoma lětach

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.tɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtɔ
  • Syllabification: lě‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̀to. Cognate with Lower Sorbian lěto.

Noun

lěto n (diminutive lětko, related adjective lětny)

  1. (astronomy) year (time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun)
  2. year (period of about 365 days or twelve months)
    Je 5 lět sem, zo sym će posledni raz widźał.
    It's been 5 years since I last saw you.
  3. tree ring
    Synonym: lětnik
Declension
Declension of lěto (neuter hard stem)
singular dual plural
nominative lěto lěće lěta
genitive lěta lětow, lět lětow, lět
dative lětu lětomaj lětam
accusative lěto lěće lěta
instrumental lětom lětomaj lětami
locative lěće lětomaj lětach
vocative lěto lěće lěta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lěto

  1. vocative singular of lět

References

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