"Lette" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛtə/ Audio: De-Lette.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛtə Etymology: Ultimately from Latvian latvis. The e-vocalism might be generalized from the adjective lettisch (lättisch). Etymology templates: {{der|de|lv|latvis}} Latvian latvis Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Lette m (weak, genitive Letten, plural Letten, feminine Lettin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Letten [genitive], Letten [plural], Lettin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Lette [nominative, singular], Letten [definite, nominative, plural], Letten [genitive, singular], Letten [definite, genitive, plural], Letten [dative, singular], Letten [dative, definite, plural], Letten [accusative, singular], Letten [accusative, definite, plural], Latte [alternative, obsolete], Lätte [alternative, obsolete]
  1. Latvian (person) Tags: masculine, weak Related terms: Lettland, lettisch, Lettisch
    Sense id: en-Lette-de-noun-Y4~lqrsg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ethnonyms, Latvia, Nationalities

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Lett"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Läti"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "lv",
        "3": "latvis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian latvis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Latvian latvis. The e-vocalism might be generalized from the adjective lettisch (lättisch).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Latte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lätte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.weak",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Lette m (weak, genitive Letten, plural Letten, feminine Lettin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.weak"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Ethnonyms",
          "orig": "de:Ethnonyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Latvia",
          "orig": "de:Latvia",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Nationalities",
          "orig": "de:Nationalities",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Latvian (person)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Lette-de-noun-Y4~lqrsg",
      "links": [
        [
          "Latvian",
          "Latvian"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Lettland"
        },
        {
          "word": "lettisch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lettisch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛtə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Lette.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/De-Lette.ogg/De-Lette.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/De-Lette.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lette"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Lett"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Läti"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "lv",
        "3": "latvis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian latvis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Latvian latvis. The e-vocalism might be generalized from the adjective lettisch (lättisch).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lettin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Letten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Latte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lätte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.weak",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Lette m (weak, genitive Letten, plural Letten, feminine Lettin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.weak"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Lettland"
    },
    {
      "word": "lettisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lettisch"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Latvian",
        "German weak nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/ɛtə",
        "Rhymes:German/ɛtə/2 syllables",
        "de:Ethnonyms",
        "de:Latvia",
        "de:Nationalities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Latvian (person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Latvian",
          "Latvian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛtə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Lette.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/De-Lette.ogg/De-Lette.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/De-Lette.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lette"
}

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