"måta" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

IPA: /moːtɑ/ Forms: måtar [present], måta [past], måta [participle, past], måtast [infinitive, passive], måtande [participle, present], måta [imperative], måt [imperative], måte [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Low German maten. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|gml|maten}} Middle Low German maten Head templates: {{nn-verb-1}} måta (present tense måtar, past tense måta, past participle måta, passive infinitive måtast, present participle måtande, imperative måta/måt)
  1. to measure, adjust, adapt, make fit

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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