motta
See also: Motta
Faroese
Pronunciation
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)
Declension
Declension of motta | ||||
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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
Etymology 2
Compare English moth, German Motte.
Noun
motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)
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
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
motta f (genitive singular mottu, nominative plural mottur)
- rug, mat
- (colloquial) mustache
Declension
declension of motta
Italian
Etymology
Unknown. Probably of Pre-Roman origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
motta f (plural motte)
- landslide
- Synonym: frana
- rise, slope
- Synonym: rialzo
- (Venice) A heap of sand or rocks in a riverbed.
- (by extension) An artificial island.
Derived terms
References
- motta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Verb
motta (imperative motta, present tense mottar, passive mottas, simple past mottok, past participle mottatt, present participle mottakende)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “motta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Categories:
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɔʰtːa
- Faroese terms derived from Danish
- Faroese terms derived from Late Latin
- Faroese terms derived from Punic
- Faroese terms derived from Phoenician
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- fo:Bedding
- fo:Dipterans
- fo:Arachnids
- Icelandic terms borrowed from Danish
- Icelandic terms derived from Danish
- Icelandic terms derived from Late Latin
- Icelandic terms derived from Punic
- Icelandic terms derived from Phoenician
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔhta
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic colloquialisms
- is:Bedding
- Italian terms with unknown etymologies
- Italian terms derived from substrate languages
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔtta
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Venetian Italian
- Norwegian Bokmål compound terms
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål verbs