mäta

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

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæta/, (high register) [ˈmɛɐ̯ta], (common) [ˈmeta]
• Rhymes: -æta
• Hyphenation: mä‧ta

Noun

mäta f (relational adjective mätový)

1. mint (Mentha)

Declension

Declension of mäta
(pattern žena)

	singular
nominative	mäta
genitive	mäty
dative	mäte
accusative	mätu
locative	mäte
instrumental	mätou

Further reading

• “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, 2003–2026

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛːta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛːta

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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
present participle		mätande
past participle		mätt

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• kukmätartävling
• mätare
• mätdon
• mätinstrument
• mätteknik
• uppmäta

Related terms

• mätning
• mått

Further reading

• “mäta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)