läte

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *läktek.

Noun

läte (genitive lätte, partitive lätet)

  1. source (the point of natural discharge of groundwater at the surface or at the bottom of a body of water)
  2. origin (where something comes from, originates)

Declension

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), läte”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)

Swedish

Noun

läte n

  1. call, cry, song, vocalization, ring
    "Mu", "bä", "mjau" och "kvack" är exempel på djurläten
    "Moo", "baa", "meow", and "quack" are examples of animal sounds
  2. sound
    Diskmaskinen ger ifrån sig ett underligt läte
    The washing machine is making a strange noise

Usage notes

About a sound (habitually) made by something (especially an animal), whereas ljud refers to a sound more generally. Some overlap occurs in usage.

Declension

Declension of läte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative läte lätet läten lätena
Genitive lätes lätets lätens lätenas

References

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