måtte

See also: matte, Matte, matté, and mätte

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔtə/, [ˈmʌd̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin matta, of Hebrew origin.

Noun

måtte c (singular definite måtten, plural indefinite måtter)

  1. a mat
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *maganą. Original infinitive lost and remade from past form.

Verb

måtte (present må, past måtte, past participle måttet)

  1. can, may
  2. must, have to, got to

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mátta

Verb

måtte (present tense må, simple past måtte, past participle måttet)

  1. must
  2. may (subjunctive present defective)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɔtːə/

Verb

måtte (present tense må, past tense måtte, past participle mått or måtta)

  1. Alternative form of måtta

Swedish

Verb

måtte

  1. past tense of må.
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