"måtte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

IPA: /ˈmɔtə/, [ˈmʌd̥ə]
Etymology: Borrowed via Middle Low German matte from Medieval Latin matta, of Semitic origin. Also borrowed to English mat and German Matte. Etymology templates: {{bor|da|gml|matte}} Middle Low German matte, {{der|da|ML.|matta}} Medieval Latin matta, {{cog|en|mat}} English mat, {{cog|de|Matte}} German Matte Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|måtten||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|måtter||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} måtte c (singular definite måtten, plural indefinite måtter), {{da-noun|n|r}} måtte c (singular definite måtten, plural indefinite måtter) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|n|r}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=måtternes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=måtters|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=måttens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=måttes|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=måtterne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=måtter|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=måtten|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=måtte}} Forms: måtten [definite, singular], måtter [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], måtte [indefinite, nominative, singular], måtten [definite, nominative, singular], måtter [indefinite, nominative, plural], måtterne [definite, nominative, plural], måttes [genitive, indefinite, singular], måttens [definite, genitive, singular], måtters [genitive, indefinite, plural], måtternes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. mat Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-måtte-da-noun-DBxUGvnM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Danish]

IPA: /ˈmɔtə/, [ˈmʌd̥ə]
Etymology: From Old Norse mega (“must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *maganą, cognate with English may, German mögen. The original infinitive was lost and replaced by the past tense (in analogy with the verbs kunne (“could”), skulle (“should”), and ville (“would”), in which the infinitive and the past tense have become homophonous). Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|mega||must, may}} Old Norse mega (“must, may”), {{der|da|gem-pro|*maganą}} Proto-Germanic *maganą, {{cog|en|may}} English may, {{cog|de|mögen}} German mögen Head templates: {{head|da|verb|present|må|past|måtte|past participle|måttet}} måtte (present må, past måtte, past participle måttet) Inflection templates: {{da-conj|-|måtte|må|måtte|h|måttet|-|-|-|-}} Forms: [present], måtte [past], måttet [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], [present], måtte [past], har måttet [perfect, present], havde måttet [past, perfect], - [passive, present], - [passive, past], - [participle, present], måttet [participle, past], - [imperative, present], - [imperative, past], måtte [infinitive, present], - [infinitive, past], have [auxiliary, present], - [auxiliary, past], - [gerund, present], - [gerund, past]
  1. must, have to, got to (duty or certainty)
    Sense id: en-måtte-da-verb-F~vwbXrF Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 2 45 19 26 8
  2. can, may (allowance)
    Sense id: en-måtte-da-verb-GYNjEYy2
  3. may (wish)
    Sense id: en-måtte-da-verb-W8k-L42k
  4. may (possibility)
    Sense id: en-måtte-da-verb-294FnRk6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: [present], måtte [past], måttet [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse mátta, Old Norse mega. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|mátta}} Old Norse mátta, {{der|nb|non|mega}} Old Norse mega Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|present tense|må|simple past|måtte|past participle|måttet}} måtte (present tense må, simple past måtte, past participle måttet)
  1. must
    Sense id: en-måtte-nb-verb-QTewHhOV
  2. may (subjunctive present defective)
    Sense id: en-måtte-nb-verb-ssgid5IR

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²mɔtːə/ Forms: [present], måtte [past], mått [participle, past], måtta [participle, past]
  1. Alternative form of måtta Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: måtta
    Sense id: en-måtte-nn-verb-McTxH4QA Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|verb form}} måtte
  1. past indicative of må Tags: form-of, indicative, past Form of:
    Sense id: en-måtte-sv-verb-aLPZR3NY Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "motta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Faroese: motta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Faroese: motta"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: motta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: motta"
    }
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        "2": "gml",
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      "expansion": "Middle Low German matte",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "matta"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin matta",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "English mat",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "German Matte",
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    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "måtter",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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        "13": "",
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        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "3": "singular definite",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
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        "g2": "",
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      "expansion": "måtte c (singular definite måtten, plural indefinite måtter)",
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        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
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        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "måtterne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "måtter",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
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      "id": "en-måtte-da-noun-DBxUGvnM",
      "links": [
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          "mat",
          "mat"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔtə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʌd̥ə]"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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    {
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "English may",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "German mögen",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "måttet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har måttet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "havde måttet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "måttet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "present"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "present"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "gerund",
        "past"
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        "7": "past participle",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        {
          "_dis": "2 45 19 26 8",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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          "have to",
          "have to"
        ],
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          "got to",
          "got to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-måtte-da-verb-GYNjEYy2",
      "links": [
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "may (wish)"
      ],
      "id": "en-måtte-da-verb-W8k-L42k",
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        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
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      "id": "en-måtte-da-verb-294FnRk6",
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        [
          "may",
          "may"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔtə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʌd̥ə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtte"
}

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    },
    {
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        "past"
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}

{
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mått",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "måtta",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        }
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          "name": "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "måtta#Norwegian Nynorsk"
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        "alternative"
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/²mɔtːə/"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "form-of",
        "indicative",
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  "word": "måtte"
}
{
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    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms borrowed from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Danish verbs"
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Faroese: motta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: motta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: motta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "matte"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German matte",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "matta"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin matta",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mat"
      },
      "expansion": "English mat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Matte"
      },
      "expansion": "German Matte",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed via Middle Low German matte from Medieval Latin matta, of Semitic origin. Also borrowed to English mat and German Matte.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "måtten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtter",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtterne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtternes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "måtter",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "måtten",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "måtte c (singular definite måtten, plural indefinite måtter)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "måtte c (singular definite måtten, plural indefinite måtter)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "måtternes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "måtters",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "måttens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "måttes",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "måtterne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "måtter",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "måtten",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "måtte"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mat",
          "mat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔtə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʌd̥ə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtte"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Danish verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "mega",
        "4": "",
        "5": "must, may"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse mega (“must, may”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*maganą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *maganą",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "may"
      },
      "expansion": "English may",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "mögen"
      },
      "expansion": "German mögen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse mega (“must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *maganą, cognate with English may, German mögen. The original infinitive was lost and replaced by the past tense (in analogy with the verbs kunne (“could”), skulle (“should”), and ville (“would”), in which the infinitive and the past tense have become homophonous).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "må",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "må",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "har måttet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "havde måttet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "må",
        "5": "past",
        "6": "måtte",
        "7": "past participle",
        "8": "måttet"
      },
      "expansion": "måtte (present må, past måtte, past participle måttet)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "10": "-",
        "2": "måtte",
        "3": "må",
        "4": "måtte",
        "5": "h",
        "6": "måttet",
        "7": "-",
        "8": "-",
        "9": "-"
      },
      "name": "da-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "must, have to, got to (duty or certainty)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ],
        [
          "have to",
          "have to"
        ],
        [
          "got to",
          "got to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "can, may (allowance)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "may (wish)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "may (possibility)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔtə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʌd̥ə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtte"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "mátta"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse mátta",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "mega"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse mega",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse mátta, Old Norse mega.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "må",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present tense",
        "4": "må",
        "5": "simple past",
        "6": "måtte",
        "7": "past participle",
        "8": "måttet"
      },
      "expansion": "måtte (present tense må, simple past måtte, past participle måttet)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "must"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "may (subjunctive present defective)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtte"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "må",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mått",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtta",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "måtta"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *megʰ-",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of måtta"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "måtta",
          "måtta#Norwegian Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²mɔtːə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtte"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "måtte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish non-lemma forms",
        "Swedish verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "må"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past indicative of må"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "må",
          "må#Swedish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtte"
}

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