Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

måte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måter, definite plural måtene)

  1. manner, way
  2. moderation

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References edit

  • “måte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (190306) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 489

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Late Old Norse máti, from Middle Low German māte, from Proto-Germanic *mētō. Cognate with Dutch maat, German Maß, Mass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), German Low German Maat, Moot.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

måte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måtar, definite plural måtane)

  1. manner, way
  2. moderation (avoidance of extremes)

Verb edit

måte (present tense måtar, past tense måta, past participle måta, passive infinitive måtast, present participle måtande, imperative måte/måt)

  1. Alternative form of måta

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