мат

See also: мят and Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mat]

Adjective

мат • (mat) (no comparative) (indeclinable)

1. matte

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mat]
• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mat, short for échec et mat, from Arabic شَاهُ مَاتَ‎ (šāhu māta), ultimately from Persian شاه مات‎ (šâh mât, “the king is amazed”).

Noun

мат • (mat) m inan (genitive ма́та, nominative plural ма́ты, genitive plural ма́тов, related adjective ма́товый)

1. (chess) checkmate, mate (Russian notation: ×)

Declension

Declension of мат (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ма́т mát	ма́ты máty
genitive	ма́та máta	ма́тов mátov
dative	ма́ту mátu	ма́там mátam
accusative	ма́т mát	ма́ты máty
instrumental	ма́том mátom	ма́тами mátami
prepositional	ма́те máte	ма́тах mátax

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French mat, probably from Latin mattus.

Noun

мат • (mat) m inan (genitive ма́та, uncountable)

1. (singular only) mat, matte finish, frost (glass)

Declension

Declension of мат (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	ма́т mát
genitive	ма́та máta
dative	ма́ту mátu
accusative	ма́т mát
instrumental	ма́том mátom
prepositional	ма́те máte

Related terms

• ма́товый (mátovyj)

Etymology 3

гимнасти́ческий мат

Borrowed from English mat or Dutch mat.

Noun

мат • (mat) m inan (genitive ма́та, nominative plural ма́ты, genitive plural ма́тов)

1. mat, floor mat (woven floor covering, or soft floor pad in athletics)

Declension

Declension of мат (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ма́т mát	ма́ты máty
genitive	ма́та máta	ма́тов mátov
dative	ма́ту mátu	ма́там mátam
accusative	ма́т mát	ма́ты máty
instrumental	ма́том mátom	ма́тами mátami
prepositional	ма́те máte	ма́тах mátax

Etymology 4

Abbreviated from the expression ма́терная брань (máternaja branʹ), ultimately from мать (matʹ, “mother”).

Noun

мат • (mat) m inan (genitive ма́та, uncountable)

1. (colloquial) foul language; language that includes obscene words deriving from a small set of roots for sex, sexual organs, and sexuality

   Synonym: матерщи́на (materščína)

   покрыва́ть ма́том ― pokryvátʹ mátom ― to heap scurrilous abuse on someone

   крича́ть благи́м ма́том ― kričátʹ blagím mátom ― to scream blue murder

Declension

Declension of мат (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	ма́т mát
genitive	ма́та máta
dative	ма́ту mátu
accusative	ма́т mát
instrumental	ма́том mátom
prepositional	ма́те máte

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Yakut

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian мат (mat).

Noun

мат • (mat)

1. (in chess) checkmate, mate

   мат биэр ― mat bier ― to declare checkmate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian мат (mat).

Noun

мат • (mat)

1. (for gymnastics, yoga, etc.) mat

   гимнастическай мат ― gimnastiçeskay mat ― a gymnastics mat

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

мат • (mat)

1. (intransitive) (with abl.) to be deprived of, to lose

   астан мат ― astan mat ― to be deprived of food

   хараххыттан мат ― xaraxxıttan mat ― to lose one's sight

   тылгыттан мат ― tılgıttan mat ― to be speechless