motta
See also: Motta
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).
Noun edit
motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)
Declension edit
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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
Compare English moth, German Motte.
Noun edit
motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)
Declension edit
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 edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
motta f (genitive singular mottu, nominative plural mottur)
- rug, mat
- (colloquial) mustache
Declension edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Probably of Pre-Roman origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Further reading edit
- motta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
motta (imperative motta, present tense mottar, passive mottas, simple past mottok, past participle mottatt, present participle mottakende)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “motta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
motta (present mottar, preterite mottog, supine mottagit, imperative motta)
- Alternative form of ta emot
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of motta (class 6 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | motta | mottas | ||
Supine | mottagit | mottagits | ||
Imperative | motta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | mottan | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | mottar | mottog | mottas | mottogs |
Ind. plural1 | motta | mottogo | mottas | mottogos |
Subjunctive2 | motta | mottoge | mottas | mottoges |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | mottagande | |||
Past participle | mottagen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of mottaga (class 6 strong, dated)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | mottaga | mottagas | ||
Supine | mottagit | mottagits | ||
Imperative | mottag | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | mottagen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | mottager | mottog | mottages | mottogs |
Ind. plural1 | mottaga | mottogo | mottagas | mottogos |
Subjunctive2 | mottage | mottoge | mottages | mottoges |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | mottagande | |||
Past participle | mottagen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |