mot

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Contents 1 Albanian 1.1 Noun 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 See also 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Derived terms 4 Norwegian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.3 Preposition 5 Old English 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Etymology 1 5.2.1 Verb 5.3 Etymology 2 5.3.1 Noun 5.3.1.1 Declension 6 Swedish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 6.3 Preposition

[edit] Albanian

[edit] Noun

mot m.

1. weather
2. next year

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

Compare English moth, German Motte, Old English moþþe.

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[edit] Noun

mot f. (plural motten, diminutive motje, diminutive plural motjes)

1. nocturnal butterfly-like insect: moth
2. a slap, a blow, a hit (physical aggression with hands or fists)
3. a quarrel, tiff

[edit] See also

• rups f.
• vlinder m.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Low Latin muttum (“‘sound’”), from muttire (“‘mutter, make a mu-noise’”), of imitative origin.

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• IPA: /mo/, SAMPA: /mo/

[edit] Noun

mot m. (plural mots)

1. word
2. note, message

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• mot d'ordre

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /muːt/

[edit] Noun

mot n. (definite singular motet)

1. (singulare tantum) courage

[edit] Preposition

mot

1. to, towards

   Kjør mot byen = Drive towards town

2. against, from

   En paraply skjermer deg mot regnet! = An umbrella protects you from the rain!

3. against, versus

   Det var et kappløp mot tiden. = It was a race against time.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /moːt/

[edit] Etymology 1

Inflected forms.

[edit] Verb

mōt

1. First- and third-person singular present form of mōtan.

[edit] Etymology 2

Proto-Germanic *mōtom. Cognate with Old High German muot, Old Norse mót (Swedish möte).

[edit] Noun

mōt n.

1. meeting, assembly

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	mōt	mōt
accusative	mōt	mōt
genitive	mōtes	mōta
dative	mōte	mōtum

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[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

mot n.

Inflection for mot	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mot	motet	mot	moten
Genitive	mots	motets	mots	motens

1. (chiefly west Sweden) interchange; a large junction where two or more roads meet.

[edit] Preposition

mot

1. to, towards

   Kör mot stan = Drive towards town

2. against

   Det där är mot lagen! = That’s against the law!

3. versus