måtta
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse mátta, past tense of mega.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmåtta (present tense må, past tense måtte, past participle mått or måtta)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “måtta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Swedish mata f, mate m, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.
Noun
editmåtta c
- restraint, moderation
- dricka med måtta
- drink in moderation
- nå(go)n måtta får det vara
- there has to be some moderation (idiomatic, when something is felt to be (very) excessive)
Declension
editDeclension of måtta
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German māten, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.
Verb
editmåtta (present måttar, preterite måttade, supine måttat, imperative måtta)
- to direct, to aim (often of a punch or other aggressive act)
- måtta ett slag mot någon
- throw a punch at someone ("direct a punch against someone")
- to estimate
Conjugation
editConjugation of måtta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | måtta | måttas | ||
Supine | måttat | måttats | ||
Imperative | måtta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | måtten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | måttar | måttade | måttas | måttades |
Ind. plural1 | måtta | måttade | måttas | måttades |
Subjunctive2 | måtte | måttade | måttes | måttades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | måttande | |||
Past participle | måttad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
edit- måtta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- måtta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- måtta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2000”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2000
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