# letto
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈletːo/, [ˈle̞t̪ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -etːo
* Hyphenation: let‧to

### Noun

letto
* fen, a type of treeless swamp

#### Declension

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
* lettokorpi
* lettorikko
* lettosara
* lettosuo
* lettovilla
* rimpiletto
* rämeletto

#### See also

* neva
* räme
* suo

### References

* ↑ 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: /ˈlɛt.to/
* Audio:(file)
* 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 (uncommon) lettóne, pejorative lettàccio)
* (furniture) bed
* (potamology, hydrology) riverbed

##### 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)
* past participle of leggere (“to read”)

### Anagrams

* lotte, tolte