láta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lata"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔaːta/
• Rhymes: -ɔaːta

Verb

láta (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine látið)

1. to behave, to act
2. to utter a sound

Conjugation

Conjugation of láta (group v-64)
infinitive	láta
supine	látið
participle (a26)1	látandi	látin
	present	past
first singular	láti	læt
second singular	letur	lætst
third singular	letur	læt
plural	láta	lótu
	imperative
singular	lát!
plural	látið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• alátin (greedy)
• blíðlátin (friendly)
• fagurlátin (friendly)
• lítillátin (modest, humble)
• stórlátin (proud)
• tunglátin (very heavy)
• varlátin (discreet)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse láta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauːta/

  Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

láta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lét, third-person plural past indicative létu, supine látið)

1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to put

   Hvert léstu fartölvuna mína?

   Where did you put my laptop?

2. (transitive, takes the accusative) to lose, to let go
3. (transitive, takes the accusative) to let, to make, to have
4. (transitive, takes the accusative) to behave, to act
5. (impersonal)

   Er til lengdar lætur.

   In the long run.

   Ég veiddi fimm fiska á tíma þegar best lét.

   I caught five fish per hour at best.

   Eins og að líkum lætur.

   As may be expected.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (put): setja
• (let go): sleppa
• (let): leyfa að gerast, leyfa að gerist
• (behave): hegða sér

Derived terms

uncategorized, derived terms from the verb láta

• látast
• látinn
• láta viðgangast
• láta sem vind um eyru þjóta
• láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta
• láta hendur standa fram úr ermum
• láta í té
• vant við látinn
• vel látinn
• láta vita
• láta lífið
• láta í friði
• láta öllum illum látum
• eins og að líkum lætur
• látast
• láta sigla sinn sjó

derived terms from the verb láta

• láta lausan
• láta lífið
• láta sig

derived terms from the verb láta

• láta vera
• láta vera að gera
• láta gera

derived terms from the verb láta

• láta illa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lētaną, whence also English let.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːtɑ/
• (13th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒːta/

Verb

láta (singular past indicative lét, plural past indicative létu, past participle látinn)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to set, put in place
2. (with accusative) to cede, give up
3. (with accusative) to leave, forsake

   hann ætlaði at láta dróttningina eina

   he intended to divorce the queen

4. (with accusative or dative) to lose
5. (with infinitive) to have someone do something, have something done

   ek lét leiða þjóf bundinn til þings

   I had the thief taken (lit. let lead the thief) to the Thing in shackles

6. (with sem) to make as if, to pretend
7. (with accusative) to estimate, value
8. (with accusative) to express, say
9. (with accusative) to give, make a sound
10. (reflexive) to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of láta — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	láta
present participle	látandi
past participle	látinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	læt	lét
2nd-person singular	lætr	lézt
3rd-person singular	lætr	lét
1st-person plural	látum	létum
2nd-person plural	látið	létuð
3rd-person plural	láta	létu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	láta	léta
2nd-person singular	látir	létir
3rd-person singular	láti	léti
1st-person plural	látim	létim
2nd-person plural	látið	létið
3rd-person plural	láti	léti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	lát
1st-person plural	látum
2nd-person plural	látið

Conjugation of láta — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	látask
present participle	látandisk
past participle	látizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	látumk	létumk
2nd-person singular	læzk	lézk
3rd-person singular	læzk	lézk
1st-person plural	látumsk	létumsk
2nd-person plural	látizk	létuzk
3rd-person plural	látask	létusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	látumk	létumk
2nd-person singular	látisk	létisk
3rd-person singular	látisk	létisk
1st-person plural	látimsk	létimsk
2nd-person plural	látizk	létizk
3rd-person plural	látisk	létisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	lázk
1st-person plural	látumsk
2nd-person plural	látizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: láta
• Faroese: láta
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: la
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: la, lata, late
• Elfdalian: låta
• Old Swedish: lāta
  • Swedish: låta
• Old Danish: latæ
  • Danish: lade

References

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