måtta

See also: matta, maatta, Matta, mátta, mätta, and måttå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mátta, past tense of mega.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɔtːɑ/

Verb

måtta (present tense , past tense måtte, past participle mått or måtta)

  1. must, have to
    Eg måtte vaska bilen.
    I had to wash the car.

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish mata f, mate m, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Noun

måtta c

  1. 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
Declension of måtta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative måtta måttan måttor måttorna
Genitive måttas måttans måttors måttornas

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German māten, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

måtta (present måttar, preterite måttade, supine måttat, imperative måtta)

  1. 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")
  2. to estimate
Conjugation

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