måtta
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[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
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 | |||
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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) “2000”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2000
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