Finnish
Etymology
Probably derived from letä, the consonant stem for lentää (“to fly”), as *len(nä)ttö.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈletːo/, [ˈle̞t̪ːo̞]
- Rhymes: -etːo
- Syllabification(key): let‧to
- Hyphenation(key): let‧to
Noun
letto
- fen, a type of treeless swamp
Declension
| Inflection of letto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
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letto
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letot
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| genitive
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leton
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lettojen
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| partitive
|
lettoa
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lettoja
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| illative
|
lettoon
|
lettoihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
letto
|
letot
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
letto
|
letot
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| gen.
|
leton
|
| genitive
|
leton
|
lettojen
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| partitive
|
lettoa
|
lettoja
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| inessive
|
letossa
|
letoissa
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| elative
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letosta
|
letoista
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| illative
|
lettoon
|
lettoihin
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| adessive
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letolla
|
letoilla
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| ablative
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letolta
|
letoilta
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| allative
|
letolle
|
letoille
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| essive
|
lettona
|
lettoina
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| translative
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letoksi
|
letoiksi
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| abessive
|
letotta
|
letoitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
letoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lettoni
|
lettoni
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| accusative
|
nom.
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lettoni
|
lettoni
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| gen.
|
lettoni
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| genitive
|
lettoni
|
lettojeni
|
| partitive
|
lettoani
|
lettojani
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| inessive
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letossani
|
letoissani
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| elative
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letostani
|
letoistani
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| illative
|
lettooni
|
lettoihini
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| adessive
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letollani
|
letoillani
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| ablative
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letoltani
|
letoiltani
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| allative
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letolleni
|
letoilleni
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| essive
|
lettonani
|
lettoinani
|
| translative
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letokseni
|
letoikseni
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| abessive
|
letottani
|
letoittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lettoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lettosi
|
lettosi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lettosi
|
lettosi
|
| gen.
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lettosi
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| genitive
|
lettosi
|
lettojesi
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| partitive
|
lettoasi
|
lettojasi
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| inessive
|
letossasi
|
letoissasi
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| elative
|
letostasi
|
letoistasi
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| illative
|
lettoosi
|
lettoihisi
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| adessive
|
letollasi
|
letoillasi
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| ablative
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letoltasi
|
letoiltasi
|
| allative
|
letollesi
|
letoillesi
|
| essive
|
lettonasi
|
lettoinasi
|
| translative
|
letoksesi
|
letoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
letottasi
|
letoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lettoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
lettomme
|
lettomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lettomme
|
lettomme
|
| gen.
|
lettomme
|
| genitive
|
lettomme
|
lettojemme
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| partitive
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lettoamme
|
lettojamme
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| inessive
|
letossamme
|
letoissamme
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| elative
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letostamme
|
letoistamme
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| illative
|
lettoomme
|
lettoihimme
|
| adessive
|
letollamme
|
letoillamme
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| ablative
|
letoltamme
|
letoiltamme
|
| allative
|
letollemme
|
letoillemme
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| essive
|
lettonamme
|
lettoinamme
|
| translative
|
letoksemme
|
letoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
letottamme
|
letoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lettoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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lettonne
|
lettonne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lettonne
|
lettonne
|
| gen.
|
lettonne
|
| genitive
|
lettonne
|
lettojenne
|
| partitive
|
lettoanne
|
lettojanne
|
| inessive
|
letossanne
|
letoissanne
|
| elative
|
letostanne
|
letoistanne
|
| illative
|
lettoonne
|
lettoihinne
|
| adessive
|
letollanne
|
letoillanne
|
| ablative
|
letoltanne
|
letoiltanne
|
| allative
|
letollenne
|
letoillenne
|
| essive
|
lettonanne
|
lettoinanne
|
| translative
|
letoksenne
|
letoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
letottanne
|
letoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lettoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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lettonsa
|
lettonsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lettonsa
|
lettonsa
|
| gen.
|
lettonsa
|
| genitive
|
lettonsa
|
lettojensa
|
| partitive
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lettoaan
lettoansa
|
lettojaan
lettojansa
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| inessive
|
letossaan
letossansa
|
letoissaan
letoissansa
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| elative
|
letostaan
letostansa
|
letoistaan
letoistansa
|
| illative
|
lettoonsa
|
lettoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
letollaan
letollansa
|
letoillaan
letoillansa
|
| ablative
|
letoltaan
letoltansa
|
letoiltaan
letoiltansa
|
| allative
|
letolleen
letollensa
|
letoilleen
letoillensa
|
| essive
|
lettonaan
lettonansa
|
lettoinaan
lettoinansa
|
| translative
|
letokseen
letoksensa
|
letoikseen
letoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
letottaan
letottansa
|
letoittaan
letoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lettoineen
lettoinensa
|
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Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛtto
- Hyphenation: lèt‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin lectus (“bed”). Compare French lit, Galician and Portuguese leito and Catalan llit.
Noun
letto m (plural letti, diminutive lettìno or lettùccio or letticciòlo, augmentative (uncommon) lettóne, pejorative lettàccio)
- (furniture) bed
- (potamology, hydrology) riverbed
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Latin lēctus, perfect passive participle of legō.
Participle
letto (feminine letta, masculine plural letti, feminine plural lette)
- past participle of leggere (“to read”)
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