sletta

See also: slétta

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstlɛhta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛhta

Etymology 1

Noun

sletta f (genitive singular slettu, nominative plural slettur)

  1. blot, blotch, splotch
    Synonyms: hlussa, klessa
  2. a foreign word used in Icelandic
    enskuslettaan English word used in Icelandic
Declension
Declension of sletta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sletta slettan slettur sletturnar
accusative slettu slettuna slettur sletturnar
dative slettu slettunni slettum slettunum
genitive slettu slettunnar slettna, sletta slettnanna, slettanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sletta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sletti, supine slett)

  1. to spill a tiny bit of liquid, to splash a few drops of liquid [with dative]
    Synonyms: skvetta, sulla
    Það slettist smá rauðvín á skyrtuna mína.A bit of red wine spilled on my shirt.
  2. to use a foreign word in Icelandic
Conjugation
sletta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur sletta
supine sagnbót slett
present participle
slettandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég sletti sletti sletti sletti
þú slettir slettir slettir slettir
hann, hún, það slettir sletti sletti sletti
plural við slettum slettum slettum slettum
þið slettið slettuð slettið slettuð
þeir, þær, þau sletta slettu sletti slettu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú slett (þú), slettu
plural þið slettið (þið), slettiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
slettast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að slettast
supine sagnbót slest
present participle
slettandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég slettist slettist slettist slettist
þú slettist slettist slettist slettist
hann, hún, það slettist slettist slettist slettist
plural við slettumst slettumst slettumst slettumst
þið slettist slettust slettist slettust
þeir, þær, þau slettast slettust slettist slettust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú slest (þú), slestu
plural þið slettist (þið), slettisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sletta

  1. definite feminine singular of slette

Alternative forms

Verb

sletta

  1. inflection of slette:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Alternative forms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²slɛtːɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse slétta.

Alternative forms

Verb

sletta (present tense slettar, past tense sletta, past participle sletta, passive infinitive slettast, present participle slettande, imperative sletta/slett)

  1. to smooth (make smooth or even)
  2. to delete

Etymology 2

Noun

sletta f

  1. definite singular of slette

References