måtta

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See also: matta, maatta, Matta, mátta, mätta, and måttå

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mátta, past tense of mega.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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måtta (present tense , past tense måtte, past participle mått or måtta)

  1. must, have to
    Eg måtte vaska bilen.
    I had to wash the car.

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish mata f, mate m, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Noun

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måtta c

  1. 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
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Declension of måtta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative måtta måttan måttor måttorna
Genitive måttas måttans måttors måttornas

Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German māten, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

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måtta (present måttar, preterite måttade, supine måttat, imperative måtta)

  1. 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")
  2. to estimate
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