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metta
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English
Etymology
Noun
metta (uncountable)
- (Buddhism) Lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.
Dutch
Etymology
Noun
metta f (uncountable, no diminutive)
- the Buddhist practice of lovingkindness towards others; maitrī or metta
- Coordinate term: goedertierenheid
Derived terms
- mettameditatie
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Verb
metta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mettaði, supine mettað)
Conjugation
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
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Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
metta
- inflection of mettere:
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
metta
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
metta
- inflection of mette:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
metta (present tense mettar, past tense metta, past participle metta, passive infinitive mettast, present participle mettande, imperative metta/mett)
References
- “metta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Portuguese
Verb
metta
- inflection of metter:
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