läte

Swedish

Noun

läte n

  1. call, cry, song, vocalization, ring
    "Mu", "bä", "mjau" och "kvack" är exempel på djurläten
    "Moo", "baa", "meow", and "quack" are examples of animal sounds
  2. sound
    Diskmaskinen ger ifrån sig ett underligt läte
    The washing machine is making a strange noise

Declension
Declension of läte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative läte lätet läten lätena
Genitive lätes lätets lätens lätenas

Usage notes
  • About a sound (habitually) made by something (especially an animal), whereas ljud refers to a sound more generally. Some overlap occurs in usage.

References
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