måte

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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måte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måter, definite plural måtene)

  1. manner, way
  2. moderation

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • “måte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (190306) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 489

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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måte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måtar, definite plural måtane)

  1. manner, way
  2. moderation (avoidance of extremes)

Verb

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måte (present tense måtar, past tense måta, past participle måta, passive infinitive måtast, present participle måtande, imperative måte/måt)

  1. Alternative form of måta

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References

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