Leto

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proper noun

Leto, in Greek mythology, the mother of Apollo and Artemis.

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Leto1

proper nounLeto (countable and uncountable, plural Letos)

plural Letos

  1. Greekuncountablehuman sciencesLeto, in Greek mythology, the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
  2. uncountableastronomy68 Leto, An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System.
  3. countableA surname.
    1 more example

    Emma Ludbrook and Tom Windish were married Feb. 10 at the MacArthur, an event space in Los Angeles. Jared Leto, the actor and singer-songwriter, who is a friend of the couple, became a Universal Life minister for the occasion to officiate. The bride, 34, who is keeping her name, is a producer at Paradox, a production company founded by Mr. Leto in Los Angeles.

    2017 February 11, Rosalie R. Radomsky, “Emma Ludbrook and Tom Windish: Their First Date Was a Big Production”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2020

LETO2

nounLETO (plural LETOs)

plural LETOs

  1. abbreviationspace flightAbbreviation of low energy transfer orbit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology

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Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΛητώ
  2. EnglishLeto

From Ancient Greek Λητώ (Lētṓ).

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Translations

Afrikaans Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Arabic ليتو
  • ليتوmother of Apollo
Bulgarian Лето
  • Летоmother of Apollo
Catalan Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Chinese Mandarin 勒托
  • 勒托 (Lēituō)mother of Apollo
Danish Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Finnish Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
French Léto
  • Létomother of Apollo
German Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Greek Λητώ
  • Λητώ (Litó)mother of Apollo
Hebrew לטו
  • לטו (léto)asteroid
Hungarian Létó
  • Létómother of Apollo
Italian Latona
  • Latonamother of Apollo
Japanese レートー
  • レートー (Rētō)mother of Apollo
Latin Latona
  • Latonamother of Apollo
Norwegian Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Polish Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Portuguese Latona
  • Latonamother of Apollo
Russian Ле́то́, Ле́то́
  • Ле́то́ (Létó)mother of Apollo
  • Ле́то́ (Létó)asteroid
Spanish Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Swedish Leto
  • Letomother of Apollo
Ukrainian Лето
  • Летоmother of Apollo

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Cite this entry
APA

Leto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leto

MLA

“Leto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leto.

Source: Leto on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.