målt

Målt is the past participle of the verb måle, meaning to measure, in Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Danish. As a participle, målt is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses and passive constructions, for example: Jeg har målt blodtrykket (I have measured the blood pressure) or Han har målt temperaturen i rommet (He has measured the temperature in the room). In these uses, målt functions as part of a verb phrase rather than as a free-standing adjective.

The form is not typically used as a noun; the related noun for the act or result of measuring is måling in Norwegian and Danish. Pronunciation generally corresponds to a long, plain “o” vowel followed by a hard “lt” cluster, roughly [moːlt].

In contrast, Swedish does not use målt; the cognate past participle of måla (to paint) is målat. The two words are etymologically distinct despite the appearance of spelling similar to målt in some contexts, reflecting different verb roots and usages in the Scandinavian languages.

Overall, målt is a grammatical tool in several Nordic languages for indicating a completed measurement, typically seen in compound tenses and passive constructions rather than as an independent noun. It is most recognizable to speakers of Norwegian and Danish as a standard past participle form derived from måle.