Danish

Proper noun

Mette

1. A female given name.

Usage notes

• Popular in Denmark from the 1960s to the 1980s.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 52 922 females with the given name Mette have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Finnish

Etymology

From Danish Mette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmetːe]
• Hyphenation: Met‧te

Proper noun

Mette

1. A female given name, rare in Finland.

Declension

German

Noun

Mette f ‎(genitive Mette, plural Metten)

1. Matins

Declension

Derived terms

• Christmette

Norwegian

Proper noun

Mette

1. A female given name of Danish origin.

French

Verb

mette

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of mettre
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of mettre

Italian

Verb

mette

1. third-person singular present indicative of mettere

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin mitto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetːɐ/

Verb

mette

1. To put (something) aside.

Northern Sami

Verb

mette

1. inflection of meaddit:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

mette

1. definite singular of mett
2. plural form of mett

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

mette

1. definite singular of mett
2. plural form of mett