máttr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from *maganą + *-þiz, or from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis < *megʰ-. Compare Old Saxon maht, Old English miht, Old Frisian macht, Old High German maht, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts).
Noun
[edit]máttr m (genitive máttar, plural mættir)
Declension
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| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | máttr | máttrinn | mættir | mættirnir |
| accusative | mátt | máttinn | mætti | mættina |
| dative | mátt, mætti | máttinum, mættinum | máttum | máttunum |
| genitive | máttar | máttarins | mátta | máttanna |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Faroese: máttur
- Icelandic: máttur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: mått
- → Scots: maucht (merged with Middle English maught from Old English meaht)
Categories:
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *megʰ-
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse masculine i-stem nouns