åt

See also: aat, Aat, AAT, -aat, and Appendix:Variations of "at"

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

åt

  1. simple past of ete

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːt/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at and át.

Preposition

åt

  1. to; towards
    No dreg me åt byen.
    We're heading towards the city now.
  2. of (expressing possession)
    Dette er huset åt foreldra mine.
    This is the house of my parents.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

åt

  1. past tense of eta and ete

Verb

åt

  1. imperative of åta

References

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at, from Proto-Germanic *at, from Proto-Indo-European *ád.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

åt

  1. for
    Jag har en present åt dig
    I have a gift for you
  2. to, towards, in a certain direction
    Titta inte åt det hållet
    Don't look in that direction

Etymology 2

Verb

åt

  1. past tense of äta.

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at and át.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːt/, /ot/, /otː/, /ɒːt/, /ɑːt/ (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -óːt, -ot, -ótːʰ

Preposition

åt

  1. (space) to; towards
    Kör’ åt
    drive, go to someone
    Stig åt sä
    edge, change one's place
    Fär åt
    behave
    Kast dä åt sänga!
    Go to bed!
    hɑn for åt bynöm
    He went to a neighbor
  2. (time) at
    ått missömren
    at midsummer
  3. indicating the subject of an activity or act or relationship
    gå e eran ått me
    go an errand for me
    hon bar ått dem
    she gave them things
  4. (possession) of
    n doter åt han
    one of his daughters
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse aptr, apt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːt/, /ɒːt/, /ɑːt/ (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -óːt

Adverb

åt

  1. back
    åt å framm
    back and forth
    framm å åt
    to and fro
    myttje hɑn hann, åt å framm
    he certainly managed a lot back and forth
Antonyms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse át (“eating; food”), from Proto-Germanic *ētą, derived from *etaną (“to eat”), whence ita (“to eat”). Compare Icelandic át, Old Saxon ât, Old High German âz and Old English ǽt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːt/, /ɒːt/, /ɑːt/ (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -óːt

Noun

åt n (definite singular åte)

  1. stinging or biting insects, gnats
  2. that which eats you up
    hɑll å de åte
    keep away from you those that want to "eat" you (tramps, gypsies)
  3. that which has been eaten on

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • (singular):
    IPA(key): /oːt/ (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -óːt
  • (plural):
    IPA(key): /²oːt/ (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -òːt

Verb

åt

  1. preterite active indicative of eta
  2. preterite active indicative of ita
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