må
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno (“moon”). Cognate with German Mond.
Noun
må m
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Verb
må
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
må
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
må
- (deprecated template usage) present tense of måtta
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish magha, from Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.
Verb
må (past tense måtte)
- may, must
- Ja, må hon leva uti hundrade år!
- Yes, may she live a hundred years! (birthday congratulation song)
- Men kunna de icke leva återhållsamt, så må de gifta sig
- But if they cannot contain, let them marry (1 Corinthians 7:9)
- på det att du icke må förgås
- lest thou be consumed (Genesis 19:15)
- Ja, må hon leva uti hundrade år!
Etymology 2
Verb
må
- to feel (good or bad), to be (ill or well)
- Jag mår bra. Hur mår du?
- I'm fine. How are you?
- Den polska hären led oerhördt af den stränga vintern, under det svenskarne mådde som pärlor i guld.
- The Polish army suffered enormously from the strong winter cold, while the Swedes felt like pearls in gold.
Conjugation
Conjugation of må (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | må | mås | ||
Supine | mått | måtts | ||
Imperative | må | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | mån | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | mår | mådde | mås | måddes |
Ind. plural1 | må | mådde | mås | måddes |
Subjunctive2 | må | mådde | mås | måddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | mående | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Anagrams
Walloon
Adverb
må
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