Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ματτύα (mattúa), variant of ματτύη (mattúē).

Noun edit

mattea f (genitive matteae); first declension

  1. A dainty dish, a delicacy

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mattea matteae
Genitive matteae matteārum
Dative matteae matteīs
Accusative matteam matteās
Ablative matteā matteīs
Vocative mattea matteae

Further reading edit

  • mattea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mattea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.