Mottaks

Mottak is a Norwegian noun meaning a place or system where something or someone is received. The most common public sense refers to a reception center for people, particularly asylum seekers and refugees. In Norway, mottak facilities are used to house individuals while their cases are processed and decisions are made. These centers may be run by government agencies or by contracted organizations and typically provide lodging, meals, and administrative support, coordinating with asylum authorities.

Beyond social reception, mottak can describe facilities involved in receiving goods, mail, or information. In logistics or administration, the term denotes the point at which items enter a process, warehouse, or distribution network. The word thus covers both human intake and material intake contexts, depending on the domain.

Etymology and grammar: mottak derives from the verb motta, meaning to receive, with a nominal suffix. The word is neuter in gender. In indefinite plural, it is mottak; in definite plural, mottakene. The genitive singular form is mottaks, and the genitive plural form is mottakenes in standard usage.

See also: asylmottak, mottaks kapasitet, reception. Notable usage often appears in government reports, NGO briefings, and administrative language discussing the capacity, organization, and operation of reception facilities.