láta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lata"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔaːta/
• Rhymes: -ɔaːta

Verb

láta (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine látið)

1. to behave, to act
2. to utter a sound

Conjugation

Conjugation of láta (group v-64)

infinitive	láta
supine	látið
	present	past
first singular	láti	læt
second singular	letur	lætst
third singular	letur	læt
plural	láta	lótu
participle (a26)1	látandi	látin
	imperative
singular	lát!
plural	látið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

• alátin (greedy)
• blíðlátin (friendly)
• fagurlátin (friendly)
• lítillátin (modest, humble)
• stórlátin (proud)
• tunglátin (very heavy)
• varlátin (discreet)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauːta/

  Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

láta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lét, third-person plural past indicative létu, supine látið)

1. to put [with accusative]

   Synonym: setja

   Hvert léstu fartölvuna mína?

   Where did you put my laptop?

2. to lose, to let go [with accusative]

   Synonym: sleppa

3. to let, to make, to have [with accusative]

   Synonyms: leyfa að gerast, leyfa að gerist

4. to behave, to act [with accusative]

   Synonym: hegða sér

5. (impersonal)

   Er til lengdar lætur.

   In the long run.

   Ég veiddi fimm fiska á tíma þegar best lét.

   I caught five fish per hour at best.

   Eins og að líkum lætur.

   As may be expected.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

(uncategorized, derived terms from the verb láta):

• eins og að líkum lætur
• láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta
• láta hendur standa fram úr ermum
• láta í friði
• láta í té
• láta lífið
• láta sem vind um eyru þjóta
• láta sigla sinn sjó
• láta viðgangast
• láta vita
• láta öllum illum látum
• látast
• látinn
• vant við látinn
• vel látinn

(derived terms from the verb láta):

• láta lausan
• láta lífið
• láta sig

(derived terms from the verb láta):

• láta gera
• láta vera
• láta vera að gera

(derived terms from the verb láta):

• láta illa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lētaną, whence also English let.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːtɑ/
• (13th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒːta/

Verb

láta (singular past indicative lét, plural past indicative létu, past participle látinn)

1. to set, put in place [with accusative]
2. to cede, give up [with accusative]
3. to leave, forsake [with accusative]

   hann ætlaði at láta dróttningina eina

   he intended to divorce the queen

4. to lose [with accusative or dative]
5. (with infinitive) to have someone do something, have something done

   ek lét leiða þjóf bundinn til þings

   I had the thief taken (lit. let lead the thief) to the Thing in shackles

6. (with sem) to make as if, to pretend
7. to estimate, value [with accusative]
8. to express, say [with accusative]
9. to give, make a sound [with accusative]
10. (reflexive) to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of láta — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	láta
present participle	látandi
past participle	látinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	læt	lét
2nd-person singular	lætr	lézt
3rd-person singular	lætr	lét
1st-person plural	látum	létum
2nd-person plural	látið	létuð
3rd-person plural	láta	létu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	láta	léta
2nd-person singular	látir	létir
3rd-person singular	láti	léti
1st-person plural	látim	létim
2nd-person plural	látið	létið
3rd-person plural	láti	léti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	lát
1st-person plural	látum
2nd-person plural	látið

Conjugation of láta — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	látask
present participle	látandisk
past participle	látizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	látumk	létumk
2nd-person singular	læzk	lézk
3rd-person singular	læzk	lézk
1st-person plural	látumsk	létumsk
2nd-person plural	látizk	létuzk
3rd-person plural	látask	létusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	látumk	létumk
2nd-person singular	látisk	létisk
3rd-person singular	látisk	létisk
1st-person plural	látimsk	létimsk
2nd-person plural	látizk	létizk
3rd-person plural	látisk	létisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	lázk
1st-person plural	látumsk
2nd-person plural	látizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: láta
• Faroese: láta
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: la
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: la, lata, late
• Elfdalian: låta
• Old Swedish: lāta
  • Swedish: låta
• Old Danish: latæ
  • Danish: lade

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “láta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 263; also available at the Internet Archive