måte
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)
Synonyms edit
- (manner, way): vis
- (moderation): moderasjon
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “måte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) 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)
- manner, way
- 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)
- Alternative form of måta
Synonyms edit
- (manner, way): sett, vis
- (moderation): moderasjon
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “måte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.