matta
English edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 待った (まった, matta).
Noun edit
matta
- (sumo) The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
matta
Declension edit
Inflection of matta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation) | |||
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nominative | matta | matat | |
genitive | matan | mattojen | |
partitive | mattaa | mattoja | |
illative | mattaan | mattoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | matta | matat | |
accusative | nom. | matta | matat |
gen. | matan | ||
genitive | matan | mattojen mattainrare | |
partitive | mattaa | mattoja | |
inessive | matassa | matoissa | |
elative | matasta | matoista | |
illative | mattaan | mattoihin | |
adessive | matalla | matoilla | |
ablative | matalta | matoilta | |
allative | matalle | matoille | |
essive | mattana | mattoina | |
translative | mataksi | matoiksi | |
abessive | matatta | matoitta | |
instructive | — | matoin | |
comitative | — | mattoine |
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “matta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams edit
French edit
Verb edit
matta
- third-person singular past historic of matter
Anagrams edit
Garo edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
matta
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
matta f
Noun edit
matta f (plural matte)
- madwoman; female equivalent of matto
- (card games) joker
See also edit
Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text) | ||||||
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asso | due | tre | quattro | cinque | sei | sette |
otto | nove | dieci | fante | donna, regina |
re | jolly, joker, matta |
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”), English mattress).
Alternative forms edit
- natta (Medieval Latin corruption)
Noun edit
matta f (genitive mattae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | matta | mattae |
Genitive | mattae | mattārum |
Dative | mattae | mattīs |
Accusative | mattam | mattās |
Ablative | mattā | mattīs |
Vocative | matta | mattae |
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
matta
- inflection of mattus:
Adjective edit
mattā
References edit
- “matta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- matta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
matta m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
matta f
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit मत्त (mattá). Cognate to Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta).
Verb edit
matta
Adjective edit
matta
Declension edit
Declension table of "matta" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | matto | mattā |
Accusative (second) | mattaṃ | matte |
Instrumental (third) | mattena | mattehi or mattebhi |
Dative (fourth) | mattassa or mattāya or mattatthaṃ | mattānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mattasmā or mattamhā or mattā | mattehi or mattebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mattassa | mattānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mattasmiṃ or mattamhi or matte | mattesu |
Vocative (calling) | matta | mattā |
Declension table of "mattā" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | mattā | mattāyo or mattā |
Accusative (second) | mattaṃ | mattāyo or mattā |
Instrumental (third) | mattāya | mattāhi or mattābhi |
Dative (fourth) | mattāya | mattānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mattāya | mattāhi or mattābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mattāya | mattānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mattāya or mattāyaṃ | mattāsu |
Vocative (calling) | matte | mattāyo or mattā |
Declension table of "matta" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | mattaṃ | mattāni |
Accusative (second) | mattaṃ | mattāni |
Instrumental (third) | mattena | mattehi or mattebhi |
Dative (fourth) | mattassa or mattāya or mattatthaṃ | mattānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mattasmā or mattamhā or mattā | mattehi or mattebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mattassa | mattānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mattasmiṃ or mattamhi or matte | mattesu |
Vocative (calling) | matta | mattāni |
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
matta f (plural mattas)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
matta
- inflection of mattar:
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
audio (en matta) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish matta, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, probably from Punic or Phoenician.
Noun edit
matta c
- a carpet, rug
- a carpet; fabric used as a floor covering
- a mat; a flat piece of coarse material for wiping one's feet
- a mat; a floor pad to protect athletes
Declension edit
Declension of matta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | matta | mattan | mattor | mattorna |
Genitive | mattas | mattans | mattors | mattornas |
Derived terms edit
- dörrmatta (“doormat”)
- flygande matta (“magic carpet”)
- gräsmatta (“lawn”)
- heltäckningsmatta (“fitted carpet, wall-to-wall carpet”)
- hängmatta (“hammock”)
- korkmatta (“linoleum”)
- linoleummatta (“linoleum”)
- mattläggare (“carpet layer”)
- mattpiska (“carpetbeater”)
- ryamatta (“rya rug”)
- spikmatta (“bed of nails; spike strip”)
- trasmatta (“rag rug”)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
matta
Verb edit
matta (present mattar, preterite mattade, supine mattat, imperative matta)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of matta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | matta | mattas | ||
Supine | mattat | mattats | ||
Imperative | matta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | matten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | mattar | mattade | mattas | mattades |
Ind. plural1 | matta | mattade | mattas | mattades |
Subjunctive2 | matte | mattade | mattes | mattades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | mattande | |||
Past participle | mattad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- matta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- matta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- matta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)