leita

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leita (third person singular past indicative leitaði, third person plural past indicative leitaðu, supine leitað)

  1. to seek, to search

Conjugation

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Conjugation of leita (group v-30)
infinitive leita
supine leitað
participle (a6)1 leitandi leitaður
present past
first singular leiti leitaði
second singular leitar leitaði
third singular leitar leitaði
plural leita leitaðu
imperative
singular leita!
plural leitið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leita.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leitaði, supine leitað)

  1. (with genitive or ) to seek, to search, to look for
    Afsakið, en ég er að leitaHallgrímskirkju.
    Excuse me, I'm looking for Hallgrímskirkja.
    Þú ættir að leita læknis, þú lítur ekki vel út.
    You should consult a doctor. You don't look well.
    Ég ákvað að leita til miðils til að tala við vin minn sem dó.
    I decided to turn to a psychic to talk to my friend who died.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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leita

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leita. Akin to obsolete dialectal English lait.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leita (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)

  1. to search
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See also

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References

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.

Verb

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leita (singular past indicative leitaði, plural past indicative leitaðu, past participle leitaðr)

  1. to seek, to search

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: leita
  • Faroese: leita
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leita
    • Norwegian Bokmål: leite
  • Elfdalian: lieta
  • Danish: lede
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lete
  • Old Swedish: lēta

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.tɐ/ [ˈleɪ̯.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlej.ta/ [ˈleɪ̯.ta]
 

  • Hyphenation: lei‧ta

Etymology 1

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Noun

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leita f (plural leitas)

  1. milt (fish semen)
    Synonym: láctea

Etymology 2

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Verb

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leita

  1. inflection of leitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative