"lett" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

IPA: /lɛtː/ Forms: lett [neuter, singular], lette [definite, plural, singular], lettere [comparative], lettest [indefinite, superlative], letteste [definite, superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|léttr}} Old Norse léttr, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*linhtaz}} Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*h₁lengʷʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Head templates: {{head|nb|adjective|neuter singular|lett|definite singular and plural|lette|comparative|lettere|indefinite superlative|lettest|definite superlative|letteste}} lett (neuter singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettere, indefinite superlative lettest, definite superlative letteste)
  1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)
    Sense id: en-lett-nb-adj-XVASZZRl
  2. light (not heavy)
    Sense id: en-lett-nb-adj-WlI0zBpq
  3. (as an adverb) easily, lightly
    Sense id: en-lett-nb-adj-eQzvSPIb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: det er lett å være etterpåklok, fjærlett, lettere sagt enn gjort, lettlest, lettvinn, lettvint, ultralett
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /lɛtː/ Forms: letten [definite, singular], letter [indefinite, plural], lettene [definite, plural]
  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by let Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lett-nb-noun-rfy9DD7F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /lɛtː/
Head templates: {{head|nb|verb form}} lett
  1. past participle of leite Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: leite Synonyms (past participle of leite): leita, leitet, leitt
    Sense id: en-lett-nb-verb-fNg-W9ji Disambiguation of 'past participle of leite': 61 37 1
  2. past participle of lete Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: lete
    Sense id: en-lett-nb-verb-W4SYs1tY
  3. imperative of lette Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: lette
    Sense id: en-lett-nb-verb-1r66OhaA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "det er lett å være etterpåklok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fjærlett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lettere sagt enn gjort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lettlest"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lettvinn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lettvint"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ultralett"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse léttr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*linhtaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *linhtaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁lengʷʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lett",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lette",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettest",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letteste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "11": "definite superlative",
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        "4": "lett",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "lette",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "lettere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "easy (requiring little skill or effort)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lett-nb-adj-XVASZZRl",
      "links": [
        [
          "easy",
          "easy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "light (not heavy)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lett-nb-adj-WlI0zBpq",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "easily, lightly"
      ],
      "id": "en-lett-nb-adj-eQzvSPIb",
      "links": [
        [
          "easily",
          "easily"
        ],
        [
          "lightly",
          "lightly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(as an adverb) easily, lightly"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as an adverb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛtː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lett"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "lett",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "leite"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of leite"
      ],
      "id": "en-lett-nb-verb-fNg-W9ji",
      "links": [
        [
          "leite",
          "leite#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "61 37 1",
          "sense": "past participle of leite",
          "word": "leita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 37 1",
          "sense": "past participle of leite",
          "word": "leitet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 37 1",
          "sense": "past participle of leite",
          "word": "leitt"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "lete"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of lete"
      ],
      "id": "en-lett-nb-verb-W4SYs1tY",
      "links": [
        [
          "lete",
          "lete#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "lette"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "imperative of lette"
      ],
      "id": "en-lett-nb-verb-1r66OhaA",
      "links": [
        [
          "lette",
          "lette#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛtː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lett"
}

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    {
      "form": "letten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by let"
      ],
      "id": "en-lett-nb-noun-rfy9DD7F",
      "links": [
        [
          "let",
          "let#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛtː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lett"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "det er lett å være etterpåklok"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjærlett"
    },
    {
      "word": "lettere sagt enn gjort"
    },
    {
      "word": "lettlest"
    },
    {
      "word": "lettvinn"
    },
    {
      "word": "lettvint"
    },
    {
      "word": "ultralett"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
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        "3": "*h₁lengʷʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lett",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lette",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettest",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letteste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "neuter singular",
        "4": "lett",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "lette",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "lettere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "easy (requiring little skill or effort)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "easy",
          "easy"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "light (not heavy)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "easily, lightly"
      ],
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        [
          "easily",
          "easily"
        ],
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          "lightly",
          "lightly"
        ]
      ],
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        "(as an adverb) easily, lightly"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as an adverb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛtː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lett"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "lett",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "leite"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of leite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leite",
          "leite#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "word": "lete"
        }
      ],
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        "past participle of lete"
      ],
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        [
          "lete",
          "lete#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "lette"
        }
      ],
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        "imperative of lette"
      ],
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        [
          "lette",
          "lette#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɛtː/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "past participle of leite",
      "word": "leita"
    },
    {
      "sense": "past participle of leite",
      "word": "leitet"
    },
    {
      "sense": "past participle of leite",
      "word": "leitt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lett"
}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "letten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "letter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lettene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål pre-2005 forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by let"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "let",
          "let#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛtː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lett"
}

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