læti

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See also: laeti, lati, latí, łati, lăți, Lati, Läti, and låti

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse læti, from Proto-Germanic *lētiją, from the root of láta (to behave).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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læti n pl (plurale tantum)

  1. behaviour
  2. tumult, hullabaloo
  3. noise
  4. (poetic) voice

Declension

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    Declension of læti
læti plural
indefinite definite
nominative læti lætin
accusative læti lætin
dative látum látunum
genitive láta látanna

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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læti n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of læte

Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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læti n pl (dative látum)

  1. (collective) noise, cries
  2. (collective) manners, voice

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: læti
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: læte

References

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  • læti in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.