Letto-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Letto-Slavonic Brit.

/ˌlɛtəʊsləˈvɒnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌlɛdoʊsləˈvɑnɪk/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Lett n., -o- connective.

Etymology: < Lett n. + -o- connective, probably after either French letto- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent., e.g. in letto-lithuanien : see below) or German letto- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent., e.g. in †letto-lithauisch : see below). Compare post-classical Latin letto- , combining form (in e.g. letto-slavicus (1870 or earlier)) of Letton- , Letto Lett n.Found in a small number of formations from the first half of the 19th cent. With Letto-Lithuanian compare French letto-lithuanien (1829 (in la race letto-lithuanienne) or earlier), German †letto-lithauisch (1841 or earlier). With Letto-Slavonic compare French letto-slave (1837 or earlier), German letto-slavisch (1856 or earlier).

Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘Lettish and —’, as Letto-Lithuanian, Letto-Slavonic, etc.

ΚΠ

1844 M'Culloch's Universal Gazetteer II. 731/2 The Letto-Lithuanian race, amounting to nearly 2,000,000, is principally found in Lithuania and the W. provinces [of Russia].

1880 A. H. Sayce Introd. Sci. of Lang. II. vii. 107 The old middle or intransitive voice..has been lost in Keltic and Letto-Slavonic.

1913 L. W. Lyde Continent of Europe 419 These are the Letto-Lithuanians and Finnic (Esht) peoples of the Baltic Provinces.

1920 Glasgow Herald 21 July 8 A Polono-Lithuanian, a Polono-Lettish, and a Letto-Lithuanian question still unsettled.

1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans vii. 221 The Letto-Lithuanians tend to be of medium height, but taller where remote from Slav influence.

1998 C. Geiysztor in C. Allmand New Cambr. Medieval Hist. VII. iv. xxviii. 731 The Teutonic Order..was harrying..Lithuania in order to unite its lands in Prussia with the Letto-Estonian territories.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	letto-
释义	Letto-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Letto-Slavonic Brit. /ˌlɛtəʊsləˈvɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌlɛdoʊsləˈvɑnɪk/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Lett n., -o- connective. Etymology: < Lett n. + -o- connective, probably after either French letto- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent., e.g. in letto-lithuanien : see below) or German letto- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent., e.g. in †letto-lithauisch : see below). Compare post-classical Latin letto- , combining form (in e.g. letto-slavicus (1870 or earlier)) of Letton- , Letto Lett n.Found in a small number of formations from the first half of the 19th cent. With Letto-Lithuanian compare French letto-lithuanien (1829 (in la race letto-lithuanienne) or earlier), German †letto-lithauisch (1841 or earlier). With Letto-Slavonic compare French letto-slave (1837 or earlier), German letto-slavisch (1856 or earlier). Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘Lettish and —’, as Letto-Lithuanian, Letto-Slavonic, etc. ΚΠ 1844 M'Culloch's Universal Gazetteer II. 731/2 The Letto-Lithuanian race, amounting to nearly 2,000,000, is principally found in Lithuania and the W. provinces [of Russia]. 1880 A. H. Sayce Introd. Sci. of Lang. II. vii. 107 The old middle or intransitive voice..has been lost in Keltic and Letto-Slavonic. 1913 L. W. Lyde Continent of Europe 419 These are the Letto-Lithuanians and Finnic (Esht) peoples of the Baltic Provinces. 1920 Glasgow Herald 21 July 8 A Polono-Lithuanian, a Polono-Lettish, and a Letto-Lithuanian question still unsettled. 1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans vii. 221 The Letto-Lithuanians tend to be of medium height, but taller where remote from Slav influence. 1998 C. Geiysztor in C. Allmand New Cambr. Medieval Hist. VII. iv. xxviii. 731 The Teutonic Order..was harrying..Lithuania in order to unite its lands in Prussia with the Letto-Estonian territories. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1844
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