See lytte on Wiktionary
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈlʏtː.ə/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʏtːə"
}
],
"word": "lytte"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "adjective form"
},
"expansion": "lytte",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Swedish adjective forms",
"Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
"Swedish non-lemma forms"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "lytt"
}
],
"glosses": [
"definite natural masculine singular of lytt"
],
"links": [
[
"lytt",
"lytt#Swedish"
]
],
"tags": [
"definite",
"form-of",
"masculine",
"natural",
"singular"
]
}
],
"word": "lytte"
}
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