metta

English

Etymology

From PaliCategory:English terms borrowed from Pali#METTACategory:English terms derived from Pali#METTA mettā.

Noun

metta (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#METTACategory:English nouns#METTACategory:English uncountable nouns#METTACategory:English uncountable nouns#METTACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTA

  1. (BuddhismCategory:en:Buddhism#METTA) Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.

Dutch

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Etymology

From PaliCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from Pali#METTACategory:Dutch terms derived from Pali#METTA mettā.

Noun

metta f (uncountable, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#METTACategory:Dutch nouns#METTACategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#METTACategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Dutch feminine nouns#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTA

  1. the Buddhist practice of lovingkindness towards others; maitrī or metta
    Coordinate term: goedertierenheid

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

metta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mettaði, supine mettað)Category:Icelandic lemmas#METTACategory:Icelandic verbs#METTACategory:Icelandic weak verbs#METTACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTA

  1. to sate, fill (with food)

Conjugation

metta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að metta
supine sagnbót mettað
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 mettandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég metta mettaði metti mettaði
þú mettar mettaðir mettir mettaðir
hann, hún, það mettar mettaði metti mettaði
plural við mettum mettuðum mettum mettuðum
þið mettið mettuðuð mettið mettuðuð
þeir, þær, þau metta mettuðu metti mettuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú metta (þú), mettaðu
plural þið mettið (þið), mettiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
mettast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að mettast
supine sagnbót mettast
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 mettandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég mettast mettaðist mettist mettaðist
þú mettast mettaðist mettist mettaðist
hann, hún, það mettast mettaðist mettist mettaðist
plural við mettumst mettuðumst mettumst mettuðumst
þið mettist mettuðust mettist mettuðust
þeir, þær, þau mettast mettuðust mettist mettuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú mettast (þú), mettastu
plural þið mettist (þið), mettisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
mettaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 mettaður mettuð mettað mettaðir mettaðar mettuð
accusative
(þolfall)		 mettaðan mettaða mettað mettaða mettaðar mettuð
dative
(þágufall)		 mettuðum mettaðri mettuðu mettuðum mettuðum mettuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 mettaðs mettaðrar mettaðs mettaðra mettaðra mettaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 mettaði mettaða mettaða mettuðu mettuðu mettuðu
accusative
(þolfall)		 mettaða mettuðu mettaða mettuðu mettuðu mettuðu
dative
(þágufall)		 mettaða mettuðu mettaða mettuðu mettuðu mettuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 mettaða mettuðu mettaða mettuðu mettuðu mettuðu

Italian

Pronunciation

Verb

mettaCategory:Italian non-lemma forms#METTACategory:Italian verb forms#METTACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTA

  1. inflection of mettere:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

mettaCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#METTACategory:Japanese romanizations#METTACategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#METTACategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTA

  1. Rōmaji transcription of めった

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

mettaCategory:Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms#METTACategory:Norwegian Bokmål verb forms#METTACategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTA

  1. inflection of mette:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#METTA metta.

Pronunciation

Verb

metta (present tense mettar, past tense metta, past participle metta, passive infinitive mettast, present participle mettande, imperative metta/mett)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#METTACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#METTACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs

  1. to sate, fill (with food)
    Har me nok mat til å metta alle gjestene?
    Do we have enough food for all the guests?
    Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#METTA

References

Portuguese

Verb

mettaCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#METTACategory:Portuguese verb forms#METTACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#METTACategory:Pages with entries#METTACategory:Pages with 8 entries#METTA

  1. inflection of metter:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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