væte

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²veː.te/, [²ʋeː.tə]
• IPA^(key): /²væː.te/, [²ʋæː.tə]
• Homophones: hvete, vete (in dialects where <e> and <æ> are homophonous)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse væta (“wetness”), from Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ (“wetness”). Compare Danish væde, Icelandic væta, Swedish väta.

Noun

væte f or m (definite singular væta or væten, indefinite plural væter, definite plural vætene)

1. moisture, humidity, wetness

   Det er væte i været

   There is moisture in the air

   • 2016, Nils Faarlund, Samlede Verker, III: 1979-89: Jeg fant, jeg fant!, BoD – Books on Demand:

     ... vi må ta hensyn til varme, kulde, væte og vind når vi kler oss.

     ... one must take into consideration warmth, cold, moisture and wind when dressing.

Synonyms

• fuktighet

Related terms

• våt (“wet”)
• vann, vatn (“water”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse væta (“wet, make wet”), from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“wet”). Compare Danish væde, Icelandic væta, Swedish väta.

Verb

væte (imerative væt, present væter, simple past vætet or væta or vætte, past participle vætet or væta or vætt)

1. (transitive) to wet, make wet

   Du må ikke væte det for mye, ellers blir det ødelagt

   You shouldn't wet it too much, or it would be ruined

Synonyms

• fukte

References

“væte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“væte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²veː.te/, [²ʋeː.tə]
• IPA^(key): /²væː.te/, [²ʋæː.tə]
• Homophone: vete (in dialects where <e> and <æ> are homophonous)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse væta (“wetness”), from Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ (“wetness”). Compare Danish væde, Icelandic væta, Swedish väta.

Noun

væte f (definite singular væta, indefinite plural væter, definite plural vætene)

1. moisture, humidity, wetness

   Det blir for mykkje væte i systemet

   There would be too much moisture in the system

Synonyms

• fukt
• råme

Related terms

• våt (“wet”)
• vatn (“water”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse væta (“wet, make wet”), from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“wet”). Compare Danish væde, Icelandic væta, Swedish väta.

Verb

væte (present tense væter, past tense vætte, past participle vætt, passive infinitive vætast, present participle vætande, imperative væt)

1. (transitive) to wet, make wet

   Ho væter leppene før ho set i gang

   She wets her lips before she starts

Synonyms

• fukte

References

• “væte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.