Faroese

Noun

motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

1. rug, mat

Declension

Derived terms

• langmotta
• træmotta

Etymology 2

Compare English moth, German Motte.

Noun

motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

1. mite
2. ked

Declension

Derived terms

• mottakjøt, mottukjøt
• skrubbmotta

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowing from Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic [Term?] or Phoenician [Term?] (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה ‎(mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔhta/

  Rhymes: -ɔhta

Noun

motta f ‎(genitive singular mottu, nominative plural mottur)

1. rug, mat
2. (colloquial) mustache

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From mot +‎ ta

Verb

motta ‎(imperative motta, present tense mottar, simple past mottok, past participle mottatt, present participle mottakende)

1. to receive
2. to accept (receive)
3. to get (receive)

Derived terms

• mottakelse
• mottaker, mottager

References

• “motta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.