"måtta" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Etymology: From Old Swedish mata f, mate m, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|mata|g=f}} Old Swedish mata f, {{m|gmq-osw|mate|g=m}} mate m, {{der|sv|gml|māte}} Middle Low German māte, {{der|sv|osx|metan}} Old Saxon metan, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*metaną}} Proto-Germanic *metaną Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} måtta c, {{sv-noun|c}} måtta c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or|mått}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], måtta [indefinite, nominative, singular], måttan [definite, nominative, singular], måttor [indefinite, nominative, plural], måttorna [definite, nominative, plural], måttas [genitive, indefinite, singular], måttans [definite, genitive, singular], måttors [genitive, indefinite, plural], måttornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. restraint, moderation Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-måtta-sv-noun-wtcLWTxO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German māten, from Old Saxon metan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *metaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|mata}} Old Swedish mata, {{der|sv|gml|māten}} Middle Low German māten, {{der|sv|osx|metan}} Old Saxon metan, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*metaną}} Proto-Germanic *metaną Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|måttar|preterite|måttade|supine|måttat|imperative|måtta|head=}} måtta (present måttar, preterite måttade, supine måttat, imperative måtta) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk}} Forms: måttar [present], måttade [preterite], måttat [supine], måtta [imperative], weak [table-tags], måtta [active, infinitive], måttas [infinitive, passive], måttat [active, supine], måttats [passive, supine], måtta [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], måtten [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], måttar [active, indicative, present], måttade [active, indicative, past], måttas [indicative, passive, present], måttades [indicative, passive, past], måtta [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], måttade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], måttas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], måttades [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], måtte [active, dated, present, subjunctive], måttade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], måttes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], måttades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], måttande [participle, present], måttad [participle, past]
  1. to direct, to aim (often of a punch or other aggressive act)
    Sense id: en-måtta-sv-verb-2Kp6Mswe Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 4 61 35
  2. to estimate
    Sense id: en-måtta-sv-verb-nldcc0It
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "måtten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måtte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttades",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "måttad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "måtta",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "måttar",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "måttade",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "måttat",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "måtta (present måttar, preterite måttade, supine måttat, imperative måtta)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "throw a punch at someone (\"direct a punch against someone\")",
          "text": "måtta ett slag mot någon",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to direct, to aim (often of a punch or other aggressive act)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "aim",
          "aim"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to estimate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "estimate",
          "estimate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "måtta"
}

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