motta

See also: Motta

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʰtːa/

  Rhymes: -ɔʰtːa

Etymology 1

From Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Noun

motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

1. rug, mat

Declension

Declension of motta
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	motta	mottan	mottur	motturnar
accusative	mottu	mottuna	mottur	motturnar
dative	mottu	mottuni	mottum	mottunum
genitive	mottu	mottunnar	motta	mottanna

Derived terms

• langmotta
• træmotta

Etymology 2

Compare English moth, German Motte.

Noun

motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

1. mite
2. ked

Declension

Declension of motta
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	motta	mottan	mottur	motturnar
accusative	mottu	mottuna	mottur	motturnar
dative	mottu	mottuni	mottum	mottunum
genitive	mottu	mottunnar	motta	mottanna

Derived terms

• mottakjøt, mottukjøt
• skrubbmotta

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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔhta/

  Rhymes: -ɔhta

Noun

motta f (genitive singular mottu, nominative plural mottur)

1. rug, mat
2. (colloquial) mustache

Declension

declension of motta

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	motta	mottan	mottur	motturnar
accusative	mottu	mottuna	mottur	motturnar
dative	mottu	mottunni	mottum	mottunum
genitive	mottu	mottunnar	motta	mottanna

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Italian

Etymology

Unknown. Probably of Pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔtta
• Hyphenation: mòt‧ta

Noun

motta f (plural motte)

1. landslide

   Synonym: frana

2. rise, slope

   Synonym: rialzo

3. (Venice) A heap of sand or rocks in a riverbed.
   1. (by extension) An artificial island.

Derived terms

• ammottare
• smottare

References

• motta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From mot +‎ ta

Verb

motta (imperative motta, present tense mottar, passive mottas, simple past mottok, past participle mottatt, present participle mottakende)

1. to receive
2. to accept (receive)
3. to get (receive)

Derived terms

• mottakelse, mottagelse
• mottaker, mottager

Related terms

• mottak

References

• “motta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.