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Appendix:Variations of "let" English Etymology en diminutive :inh enm:-let<ety:bor<fro:-elet>> 1 From en enm -let, enm -elet, from en fro -elet, a double diminutive from en fro -el + fro -et. Pronunciation en /-lət/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--let.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--let.wav Southern England Suffix s A diminutive suffix. en suffixes -cule -ee<id:diminutive> -el -et -ette -icle -ie -kin -le<id:diminutive> -ling -ole -ule -y prefixes mini- micro- nano- booklet, a small book applet, a small computer application owlet, a small (young) owl piglet, a small (young) pig manlet, a short man piece; as in a suit of armor. bracelet, the "arm piece" or "arm protector" gauntlet, the "glove piece" or "glove protector" epaulet, the "shoulder piece" or "shoulder protector" Usage notes Alongside en -ie / en -y, en -ling, and en -ette, -let is one of the three most productive diminutive affixes in modern English. It is used almost exclusively with concrete nouns and (unusually for a diminutive) never with names. When used with objects, it generally denotes diminution only in size; when used with animals, it generally denotes young animals; when used with adult persons, it is generally depreciative, connoting pettiness and conveying contempt. When used to describe parts in a suit of armor and some other contexts it denotes a piece or component of the larger whole. Derived terms en References Schneider, Klaus P. Diminutives in English, p. 96 et seq. 2003. http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/let_n1 http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/let_n Anagrams en elt ELT ETL LTE TEL TLE Tel. elt tel en diminutive suffixes productive suffixes Hungarian Etymology From hu -l -et verb-forming suffix noun-forming suffix y, y The neologists popularized it based on verbs ending in hu -l and further derived with hu -at/-et. Pronunciation hu ɛt Suffix hu suffix noun-forming suffixes hu noun-forming suffix Added to different parts of speech to form a noun. hu rész part részlet detail hu keres to search kereslet demand (in economics) hu egy one egylet society, association, club Usage notes noun-forming suffix Variants: hu -lat is added to back-vowel words hu -let is added to front-vowel words Some nouns ending in hu -let do not belong in this category. The suffix hu -et is added after a stem-final hu -l, for example hu ötlet. Derived terms hu noun See also Appendix:Hungarian suffixes References Lower Tanana Pronunciation taa /lətʰ/ Noun taa noun taa Toklat-Bearpaw taa -dhet liver References 150