møde
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmøːðə]
Etymology 1
Derived from the verb. Compare also Swedish möte n. It has replaced the older word from Old Norse mót, derived from *mōtą, which has survived in Danish only as the prepositions mod (“towards”), imod (“against”).
Noun
møde n (singular definite mødet, plural indefinite møder)
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | møde | mødet | møder | møderne |
genitive | mødes | mødets | møders | mødernes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse mœta (“to meet”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną, cognate with Swedish möta, English meet, Dutch moeten. Derived from *mōtą, hence Old Norse mót, English moot.
Verb
møde (imperative mød, infinitive at møde, present tense møder, past tense mødte, perfect tense har mødt)
- to meet, encounter (transitive)
- to show up (intransitive, normally with a preposition phrase)
- (passive voice) to meet (reciprocal), see mødes
Conjugation
References
- “møde” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mœði. Doublet of møye.
Noun
møde f or m (definite singular møda or møden, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)
References
- “møde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb
møde (present tense møder, past tense mødde, past participle mødt/mødd, passive infinitive mødast, present participle mødande, imperative mød)
Derived terms
- møde ut
Noun
møde f (definite singular møda, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)
References
- “møde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.