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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męta, borrowed from Latin menta (“mint”), from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).
Pronunciation
Noun
mäta f (related adjective mätový)
- mint (Mentha)
Declension
Declension of
mäta (pattern
žena)
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, 2003–2024
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish mæta, from Old Norse meta, from Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med-.
Pronunciation
Verb
mäta (present mäter, preterite mätte, supine mätt, imperative mät)
- to measure (determine a measurement with respect to some unit)
Conjugation
Conjugation of mäta (weak)
Derived terms
Further reading