mått
Norwegian Nynorsk
    
    Etymology 1
    
From Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz.
Etymology 2
    
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
    
- “mått” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- audio (Gotland) - (file) 
Etymology 1
    
From Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât (modern Low German mâte, mât); ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *metan (“to measure”). Compare måtta.
Noun
    
mått n
- a measure (unit of measurement)
- människan är alltings mått- man is the measure of all things
 
 
- a measurement
- Vad är dina mått?- What are your measurements?
 
 
- a measure (measuring spoon, measuring cup, or other simple volume or length measuring device)
- a measure, an action
- Jag har funnit det nödvändigt att vidta vissa mått och steg.- I have found it necessary to take certain measures and actions.
 
 
Declension
    
| Declension of mått | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | mått | måttet | mått | måtten | 
| Genitive | måtts | måttets | måtts | måttens | 
Derived terms
    
Descendants
    
- → Finnish: motti
Further reading
    
- mått in Svensk ordbok.
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