motta
See also: Motta
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔʰtːa/
- Rhymes: -ɔʰtːa
Etymology 1
From Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \\ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).
Noun
motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)
- rug, mat
Declension
| 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 |
Derived terms
- langmotta
- træmotta
Etymology 2
Compare English moth, German Motte.
Noun
motta f (genitive singular mottu, plural mottur)
- mite
- ked
Declension
| 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 |
Derived terms
- mottakjøt, mottukjøt
- skrubbmotta
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish måtte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \\ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔhta/
- Rhymes: -ɔhta
Noun
motta f (genitive singular mottu, nominative plural mottur)
- rug, mat
- (colloquial) mustache
Declension
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
Etymology
Unknown. Probably of Pre-Roman origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔt.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔtta
- Hyphenation: mòt‧ta
Noun
motta f (plural motte)
- landslide
- Synonym: frana
- rise, slope
- Synonym: rialzo
- (Venice) a heap of sand or rocks in a riverbed
- (by extension) an artificial island
Derived terms
- ammottare
- smottare
Further reading
- motta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- matto
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From mot + ta.
Verb
motta (imperative motta, present tense mottar, passive mottas, simple past mottok, past participle mottatt, present participle mottakende)
- to receive
- to accept (receive)
- to get (receive)
Derived terms
- mottakelse, mottagelse
- mottaker, mottager
Related terms
- mottak
References
- “motta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.