letto

Finnish

Etymology

Probably derived from letä, the consonant stem for lentää (“to fly”), as *len(nä)ttö.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈletːo/, [ˈle̞t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -etːo
• Syllabification^(key): let‧to

Noun

letto

1. fen, a type of treeless swamp

Declension

Inflection of letto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		letto	letot
genitive		leton	lettojen
partitive		lettoa	lettoja
illative		lettoon	lettoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		letto	letot
accusative	nom.	letto	letot
	gen.	leton
genitive		leton	lettojen
partitive		lettoa	lettoja
inessive		letossa	letoissa
elative		letosta	letoista
illative		lettoon	lettoihin
adessive		letolla	letoilla
ablative		letolta	letoilta
allative		letolle	letoille
essive		lettona	lettoina
translative		letoksi	letoiksi
abessive		letotta	letoitta
instructive		—	letoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of letto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lettoni lettoni accusative nom. lettoni lettoni gen. lettoni genitive lettoni lettojeni partitive lettoani lettojani inessive letossani letoissani elative letostani letoistani illative lettooni lettoihini adessive letollani letoillani ablative letoltani letoiltani allative letolleni letoilleni essive lettonani lettoinani translative letokseni letoikseni abessive letottani letoittani instructive — — comitative — lettoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lettosi lettosi accusative nom. lettosi lettosi gen. lettosi genitive lettosi lettojesi partitive lettoasi lettojasi inessive letossasi letoissasi elative letostasi letoistasi illative lettoosi lettoihisi adessive letollasi letoillasi ablative letoltasi letoiltasi allative letollesi letoillesi essive lettonasi lettoinasi translative letoksesi letoiksesi abessive letottasi letoittasi instructive — — comitative — lettoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lettomme lettomme accusative nom. lettomme lettomme gen. lettomme genitive lettomme lettojemme partitive lettoamme lettojamme inessive letossamme letoissamme elative letostamme letoistamme illative lettoomme lettoihimme adessive letollamme letoillamme ablative letoltamme letoiltamme allative letollemme letoillemme essive lettonamme lettoinamme translative letoksemme letoiksemme abessive letottamme letoittamme instructive — — comitative — lettoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lettonne lettonne accusative nom. lettonne lettonne gen. lettonne genitive lettonne lettojenne partitive lettoanne lettojanne inessive letossanne letoissanne elative letostanne letoistanne illative lettoonne lettoihinne adessive letollanne letoillanne ablative letoltanne letoiltanne allative letollenne letoillenne essive lettonanne lettoinanne translative letoksenne letoiksenne abessive letottanne letoittanne instructive — — comitative — lettoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lettonsa lettonsa accusative nom. lettonsa lettonsa gen. lettonsa genitive lettonsa lettojensa partitive lettoaan lettoansa lettojaan lettojansa inessive letossaan letossansa letoissaan letoissansa elative letostaan letostansa letoistaan letoistansa illative lettoonsa lettoihinsa adessive letollaan letollansa letoillaan letoillansa ablative letoltaan letoltansa letoiltaan letoiltansa allative letolleen letollensa letoilleen letoillensa essive lettonaan lettonansa lettoinaan lettoinansa translative letokseen letoksensa letoikseen letoiksensa abessive letottaan letottansa letoittaan letoittansa instructive — — comitative — lettoineen lettoinensa

Synonyms

• lettosuo

Derived terms

• lettoinen

 

compounds

• lettokorpi
• lettorikko
• lettosara
• lettosuo
• lettovilla
• rimpiletto
• rämeletto

 

Related terms

• neva
• räme
• suo

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “letto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• letot, telot

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛt.to/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtto
• Hyphenation: lèt‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin lectus (“bed”). Compare French lit, Galician and Portuguese leito and Catalan llit.

Noun

letto m (plural letti, diminutive lettìno or lettùccio or letticciòlo, augmentative lettóne, pejorative lettàccio)

1. (furniture) bed
2. (potamology, hydrology) riverbed

Derived terms

Derived terms

• copriletto
• lettaccio
• letti a castello (“bunk bed”)
• letti gemelli (“twin beds”)
• lettino
• letto matrimoniale (“double bed”)
• lettone
• lettuccio

See also

• giaciglio

Etymology 2

From Latin lēctus, perfect passive participle of legō.

Participle

letto (feminine letta, masculine plural letti, feminine plural lette)

1. past participle of leggere (“to read”)

Anagrams

• lotte, tolte