UrsprungFrom Old Swedish mata f, mate m, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną.
- common-genderrestraint, moderation
“dricka med måtta” — drink in moderation
“nå(go)n måtta får det vara” — there has to be some moderation (idiomatic, when something is felt to be (very) excessive)
- to direct, to aim (often of a punch or other aggressive act)
“måtta ett slag mot någon” — throw a punch at someone ("direct a punch against someone")
- to estimate
Formermåtta(indefinite, nominative, singular) · måttas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · måttan(definite, nominative, singular) · måttans(definite, genitive, singular) · måttor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · måttors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · måttorna(definite, nominative, plural) · måttornas(definite, genitive, plural) · måttar(present) · måttade(preterite) · måttat(supine) · måtta(imperative) · måtta(active, infinitive) · måttas(infinitive, passive) · måttat(active, supine) · måttats(passive, supine) · måtta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · måtten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)