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motta

motta

Faroese

Noun

motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

  1. rug, mat
Declension
Declension of motta
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative motta mottan mottur motturnar
accusative mottu mottuna mottur motturnar
dative mottu mottuni mottum mottunum
genitive mottu mottunnar motta mottanna
Derived terms
  • langmotta
  • træmotta

Etymology 2

Compare English moth, German Motte.

Noun

motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

  1. mite
  2. ked
Declension
Declension of motta
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative motta mottan mottur motturnar
accusative mottu mottuna mottur motturnar
dative mottu mottuni mottum mottunum
genitive mottu mottunnar motta mottanna
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

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