Mathe

See also: mathe

Albanian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maθɛ/

Proper noun

Mathe m (definite Matheu)

1. a male given name

German

Etymology

Clipping of Mathematik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmatə/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atə
• Homophone: Matte

Noun

Mathe f (genitive Mathe, no plural)

1. (colloquial, school slang) math, maths (short form of mathematics)

   Mathe fällt morgen aus.

   Math is cancelled tomorrow.

Usage notes

• The word is generally used only for mathematics as a school subject or scientific field. Therefore it virtually never occurs with any articles, determiners, or adjectives. When it does, it is normally feminine after Mathematik (and this is the only gender listed in dictionaries), but it might also be treated as neuter.

Declension

Declension of Mathe [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mathe
genitive	einer	der	Mathe
dative	einer	der	Mathe
accusative	eine	die	Mathe

Further reading

• “Mathe” in Duden online
• “Mathe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache