"-let" meaning in All languages combined

See -let on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

IPA: /-lət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--let.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--let.wav [Southern-England] Forms: -lets [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let From Middle English -let, -elet, from Old French -elet, a double diminutive from Old French -el + -et. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:inh|enm:-let<ety:bor<fro:-elet>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-lus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ellus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-el", "lang" : "fro" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-ittus", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-et", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-elet", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-let", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-let", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-let">, {{inh|en|enm|-let}} Middle English -let, {{der|en|fro|-elet}} Old French -elet, {{der|en|fro|-el}} Old French -el Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} -let (noun-forming suffix, plural -lets)
  1. A diminutive suffix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--let-en-suffix-Rjb11fDU Categories (other): Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 56 44 Synonyms: -cule (english: suffixes), -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y, mini- (english: prefixes), micro-, nano-
  2. Piece; as in a suit of armor. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--let-en-suffix-PHvEOXzU Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 67

Suffix [Hungarian]

IPA: [lɛt]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From -l (verb-forming suffix) + -et (noun-forming suffix), created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. The neologists popularized it based on verbs ending in -l and further derived with -at/-et. Etymology templates: {{affix|hu|-l|-et|nocat=y|pos1=verb-forming suffix|pos2=noun-forming suffix}} -l (verb-forming suffix) + -et (noun-forming suffix), {{hu-langref|nocap=y}} created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Head templates: {{head|hu|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -let
  1. (noun-forming suffix) Added to different parts of speech to form a noun. Tags: morpheme

Noun [Lower Tanana]

IPA: /lətʰ/
Head templates: {{head|taa|noun}} -let, {{tlb|taa|Toklat-Bearpaw}} (Toklat-Bearpaw)
  1. alternative form of -dhet (“liver”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: -dhet (extra: liver)

Inflected forms

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        "2": "enm",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "-el"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "-lets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    {
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        "1": "s"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "text": "booklet, a small book"
        },
        {
          "text": "applet, a small computer application"
        },
        {
          "text": "owlet, a small (young) owl"
        },
        {
          "text": "piglet, a small (young) pig"
        },
        {
          "text": "manlet, a short man"
        }
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        "A diminutive suffix."
      ],
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        [
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          "diminutive"
        ]
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        {
          "english": "suffixes",
          "translation": "suffixes",
          "word": "-cule"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ee"
        },
        {
          "word": "-el"
        },
        {
          "word": "-et"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ette"
        },
        {
          "word": "-icle"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ie"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kin"
        },
        {
          "word": "-le"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ling"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ole"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ule"
        },
        {
          "word": "-y"
        },
        {
          "english": "prefixes",
          "translation": "prefixes",
          "word": "mini-"
        },
        {
          "word": "micro-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nano-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "bracelet, the \"arm piece\" or \"arm protector\""
        },
        {
          "text": "gauntlet, the \"glove piece\" or \"glove protector\""
        },
        {
          "text": "epaulet, the \"shoulder piece\" or \"shoulder protector\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Piece; as in a suit of armor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Piece",
          "piece#English"
        ],
        [
          "armor",
          "armor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/-lət/"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-&#45;let.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--let.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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}

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      },
      "expansion": "-l (verb-forming suffix) + -et (noun-forming suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    },
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      "args": {
        "nocap": "y"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "hu",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "Hungarian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hungarian lemmas",
        "Hungarian noun-forming suffixes",
        "Hungarian suffixes",
        "Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hungarian words originating from the language reform",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Hungarian/ɛt"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "rész (“part”) + -let → részlet (“detail”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "keres (“to search”) + -let → kereslet (“demand (in economics)”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "egy (“one”) + -let → egylet (“society, association, club”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Added to different parts of speech to form a noun."
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        [
          "noun",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(noun-forming suffix) Added to different parts of speech to form a noun."
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
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    {
      "ipa": "[lɛt]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt"
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}

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      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "-let",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "Toklat-Bearpaw"
      },
      "expansion": "(Toklat-Bearpaw)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "extra": "liver",
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        }
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        "Lower Tanana nouns",
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      ],
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        "alternative form of -dhet (“liver”)"
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          "-dhet",
          "-dhet#Lower_Tanana"
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/lətʰ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-let"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-let",
  "trace": ""
}

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