møde

See also: mode and Mode

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)

  1. meeting
  2. encounter
  3. appointment
  4. conference
  5. rally
Declension
Declension of møde
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)

  1. to meet, encounter (transitive)
  2. to show up (intransitive, normally with a preposition phrase)
  3. (passive voice) to meet (reciprocal), see mødes
Conjugation
Conjugation of møde
active passive
present møder mødes
past mødte mødtes
infinitive møde mødes
imperative mød
participle
present mødende
past mødt
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund møden

References

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)

  1. tiredness

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • møda (verb)
  • (noun): møda (non-standard since 2012)

Etymology

From Old Norse mœða.

Verb

møde (present tense møder, past tense mødde, past participle mødt/mødd, passive infinitive mødast, present participle mødande, imperative mød)

  1. (transitive) to make weary, wear out
  2. (reflexive) to toil
  3. (transitive) to bother

Derived terms

  • møde ut

Noun

møde f (definite singular møda, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)

  1. tiredness, fatigue
  2. a bother

References

Anagrams