mäta

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See also: mæta and Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męta, borrowed from Latin menta (“mint”), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛta/, /ˈmæta/

Noun

mäta f (genitive singular mäty, nominative plural mäty, genitive plural miat, declension pattern of žena)

  1. mint (Mentha)

Declension

Declension of mäta
singular plural
nominative mäta mäty
genitive mäty miat
dative mäte mätám
accusative mätu mäty
locative mäte mätách
instrumental mätou mätami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “mäta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish mæta, from Old Norse meta, from Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛːta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːta

Verb

mäta (present mäter, preterite mätte, supine mätt, imperative mät)

  1. to measure (determine a measurement with respect to some unit)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mäta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive mäta mätas
Supine mätt mätts
Imperative mät —
Imper. plural1 mäten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative mäter mätte mäts, mätes mättes
Ind. plural1 mäta mätte mätas mättes
Subjunctive2 mäte mätte mätes mättes
Participles
Present participle mätande
Past participle mätt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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