måte
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmåte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måter, definite plural måtene)
Synonyms
edit- (manner, way): vis
- (moderation): moderasjon
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “måte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 489
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmåte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måtar, definite plural måtane)
- manner, way
- moderation (avoidance of extremes)
Verb
editmåte (present tense måtar, past tense måta, past participle måta, passive infinitive måtast, present participle måtande, imperative måte/måt)
- Alternative form of måta
Synonyms
edit- (manner, way): sett, vis
- (moderation): moderasjon
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- “måte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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