llet

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan let, leyt f, from Vulgar Latin lactem m or f, from Latin lac n, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts (milk). First attested in the 14th century.[1] Romance cognates include Occitan lach, lait, French lait, Spanish leche, Italian latte.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈʎet/
  • (file)

Noun

llet f (plural llets)

  1. milk

Derived terms

References

  1. llet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading


Norman

Etymology

From Old French lit, from Latin lectus (bed).

Noun

llet m (plural llets)

  1. (Guernsey) Alternative form of lliet (bed)
  2. (continental Normandy) Alternative form of llit (bed)
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