mot
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[edit] Albanian
[edit] Noun
mot m.
- weather
- next year
[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)
- nocturnal butterfly-like insect: moth
- a slap, a blow, a hit (physical aggression with hands or fists)
- a quarrel, tiff
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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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mot m. (plural mots)
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[edit] Norwegian
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- IPA: /muːt/
[edit] Noun
mot n. (definite singular motet)
- (singulare tantum) courage
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mot
- to, towards
- Kjør mot byen = Drive towards town
- against, from
- En paraply skjermer deg mot regnet! = An umbrella protects you from the rain!
- against, versus
- Det var et kappløp mot tiden. = It was a race against time.
[edit] Old English
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- IPA: /moːt/
[edit] Etymology 1
Inflected forms.
[edit] Verb
mōt
- 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).
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mōt n.
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| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōt | mōt |
| accusative | mōt | mōt |
| genitive | mōtes | mōta |
| dative | mōte | mōtum |
[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 |
- (chiefly west Sweden) interchange; a large junction where two or more roads meet.
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mot
- to, towards
- Kör mot stan = Drive towards town
- against
- Det där är mot lagen! = That’s against the law!
- versus
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