See also: Metta, mettā, and mettä

English

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Etymology

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From Pali mettā.

Noun

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metta (uncountable)

  1. (Buddhism) Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Pali mettā.

Noun

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metta f (uncountable)

  1. the Buddhist practice of lovingkindness towards others; maitrī or metta
    Coordinate term: goedertierenheid

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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metta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mettaði, supine mettað)

  1. to sate, fill (with food)

Conjugation

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: mét‧ta

Verb

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metta

  1. inflection of mettere:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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metta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of めった

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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metta

  1. inflection of mette:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse metta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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metta (present tense mettar, past tense metta, past participle metta, passive infinitive mettast, present participle mettande, imperative metta/mett)

  1. to sate, fill (with food)
    Har me nok mat til å metta alle gjestene?
    Do we have enough food for all the guests?

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Portuguese

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Verb

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metta

  1. inflection of metter:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative