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motta

See also: Motta

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Noun

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motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

  1. rug, mat
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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
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Etymology 2

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Compare English moth, German Motte.

Noun

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motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)

  1. mite
  2. ked
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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
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

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Noun

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motta f (genitive singular mottu, nominative plural mottur)

  1. rug, mat
  2. (colloquial) mustache

Declension

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    Declension of motta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative motta mottan mottur motturnar
accusative mottu mottuna mottur motturnar
dative mottu mottunni mottum mottunum
genitive mottu mottunnar motta mottanna

Italian

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably of Pre-Roman origin.

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Noun

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motta f (plural motte)

  1. landslide
    Synonym: frana
  2. rise, slope
    Synonym: rialzo
  3. (Venice) a heap of sand or rocks in a riverbed
  4. (by extension) an artificial island

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Further reading

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  • motta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From mot ‎ ta.

Verb

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motta (imperative motta, present tense mottar, passive mottas, simple past mottok, past participle mottatt, present participle mottakende)

  1. to receive
  2. to accept (receive)
  3. to get (receive)

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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Possibly through Old French mote (“mound”), ultimately from Medieval Latin mota (“a mound, hill”), of Germanic origin, perhaps via Frankish *mot, *motta (“mud, peat, bog, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *mutô, *mudraz, *muþraz (“dirt, filth, mud, swamp”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔt.ta/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: mòt‧ta

Noun

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motta f (plural motti)

  1. motte (mound of earth)
  2. clod (lump of earth)
  3. block, lump (of food etc.)
    Synonym: munzeḍḍu

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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motta (present mottar, preterite mottog, supine mottagit, imperative motta)

  1. Alternative form of ta emot

Conjugation

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Conjugation of motta (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive motta mottas
Supine mottagit mottagits
Imperative motta —
Imper. plural1 mottan —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative mottar mottog mottas mottogs
Ind. plural1 motta mottogo mottas mottogos
Subjunctive2 motta mottoge mottas mottoges
Participles
Present participle mottagande
Past participle mottagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of mottaga (class 6 strong, dated)
Active Passive
Infinitive mottaga mottagas
Supine mottagit mottagits
Imperative mottag —
Imper. plural1 mottagen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative mottager mottog mottages mottogs
Ind. plural1 mottaga mottogo mottagas mottogos
Subjunctive2 mottage mottoge mottages mottoges
Participles
Present participle mottagande
Past participle mottagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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