måtta
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse mátta, past tense of mega.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
måtta (present tense må, past tense måtte, past participle mått or måtta)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “måtta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish mata f, mate m, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.
Noun[edit]
måtta c
- restraint, moderation
- dricka med måtta
- drink in moderation
- nå(go)n måtta får det vara
- there has to be some moderation (idiomatic, when something is felt to be (very) excessive)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of måtta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | måtta | måttan | måttor | måttorna |
| Genitive | måttas | måttans | måttors | måttornas |
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German māten, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.
Verb[edit]
måtta (present måttar, preterite måttade, supine måttat, imperative måtta)
- to direct, to aim (often of a punch or other aggressive act)
- måtta ett slag mot någon
- throw a punch at someone ("direct a punch against someone")
- to estimate
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of måtta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | måtta | måttas | ||
| Supine | måttat | måttats | ||
| Imperative | måtta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | måtten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | måttar | måttade | måttas | måttades |
| Ind. plural1 | måtta | måttade | måttas | måttades |
| Subjunctive2 | måtte | måttade | måttes | måttades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | måttande | |||
| Past participle | måttad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References[edit]
- måtta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- måtta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- måtta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 2000, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2000
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