mäta
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): [ˈmɛɐ̯ta]
Noun
mäta f (relational adjective mätový)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | mäta |
| genitive | mäty |
| dative | mäte |
| accusative | mätu |
| locative | mäte |
| instrumental | mätou |
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, 2003–2025
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)
- to measure (determine a measurement with respect to some unit)
Conjugation
| 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 |
| present participle | mätande | |||
| past participle | mätt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- kukmätartävling
- mätare
- mätdon
- mätinstrument
- mätteknik
- uppmäta
Related terms
Further reading
- mäta in Svensk ordbok.