Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett mått

measure, measurement, measuring cup, sizeAlso the supine of må.

Meaning

measure; measurement; measuring cup; size; dimensions

In Swedish: system för beräkning av längd, yta och rymd; enhet i ett sådant system

Forms

Forms of mått
Singular, indefiniteett mått
Singular, definitemåttet
Plural, indefinitemått
Plural, definitemåtten

mått is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort mått, det stora måttet. Check another noun

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Is it en mått or ett mått?

mått in a sentence

  • valdeltagandet är ett mått på det politiska intresset
    voting participation is a measure of political interest
  • mått och vikt
    size and weight
  • jag hyser ett stort mått av sympati för det argumentet
    I sympathize quite strongly with that argument
  • en sal av imponerande mått
    a hall of impressive size
  • ta mått på fönstren
    get the measurements of the windows
  • människan är alltings mått
    man is the measure of all things
  • Vad är dina mått?
    What are your measurements?
  • Jag har funnit det nödvändigt att vidta vissa mått och steg.
    I have found it necessary to take certain measures and actions.

Expressions

  • vidta mått och steg
    take steps
  • måttet är rågat
    I've had enough

Words built with mått

  • längdmått measure of length
  • rymdmått measure of capacity
  • måttband tape measure
  • litermått litre measure

Questions

What does mått mean in English?

mått means “measure, measurement”.

Is it en mått or ett mått?

It is ett mått, and “the measure” is måttet.

What is the plural of mått?

mått doesn't change in the plural: ett mått, två mått (definite: måtten).

Origin

From Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât (modern Low German mâte, mât); ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *metan (“to measure”).

Nearby common words

mått is number 3,397 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary