mäta

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See also: mæta and Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męta, borrowed from Latin menta (“mint”), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛta/, /ˈmæta/

Noun[edit]

mäta f (genitive singular mäty, nominative plural mäty, genitive plural miat, declension pattern of žena)

  1. mint (Mentha)

Declension[edit]

Declension of mäta
singular plural
nominative mäta mäty
genitive mäty miat
dative mäte mätám
accusative mätu mäty
locative mäte mätách
instrumental mätou mätami

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Further reading[edit]

  • “mäta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish mæta, from Old Norse meta, from Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɛːta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːta

Verb[edit]

mäta (present mäter, preterite mätte, supine mätt, imperative mät)

  1. to measure (determine a measurement with respect to some unit)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of mäta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive mäta mätas
Supine mätt mätts
Imperative mät —
Imper. plural1 mäten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative mäter mätte mäts, mätes mättes
Ind. plural1 mäta mätte mätas mättes
Subjunctive2 mäte mätte mätes mättes
Participles
Present participle mätande
Past participle mätt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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