lėtas

See also: letas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lēˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁-tos, from the root Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“slow”). Cognate with Latvian lēts (“inexpensive; (archaic) light, easy”) and probably Proto-Slavic *lěto (“summer”) (presumably, originally “mild, calm weather”).

Adjective

lėtas m (feminine lėta)

  1. slow
  2. calm, gentle

Declension

References

  • “lėtas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “lėtas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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