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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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
Noun
måte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måter, definite plural måtene)
- manner, way
- moderation
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References
- “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
Etymology
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
Noun
måte m (definite singular måten, indefinite plural måtar, definite plural måtane)
- manner, way
- moderation (avoidance of extremes)
Verb
måte (present tense måtar, past tense måta, past participle måta, passive infinitive måtast, present participle måtande, imperative måte/måt)
- Alternative form of måta
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References
- “måte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.