mát

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔaːʰt]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mát (‘measure’).

Noun

mát n (genitive singular máts, plural mát)

1. measure
2. measuring tool / device / instrument
3. unit of measurement

Declension

Declension of mát
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mát	mátið	mát	mátini
accusative	mát	mátið	mát	mátini
dative	máti	mátinum	mátum	mátunum
genitive	máts	mátsins	máta	mátanna

Derived terms

• máta (to measure)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mát (‘checkmate’).

Noun

mát n (genitive singular máts, uncountable)

1. (chess) checkmate
   • seta ein mát

     to checkmate someone

   • mát uttan skák

     mate without check (stalemate)

Declension

Declension of mát (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mát	mátið
accusative	mát	mátið
dative	máti	mátinum
genitive	máts	mátsins

Derived terms

• máta (to checkmate)

Etymology 3

? From English mate.

Noun

mát n (no declension)

1. (in expressions) mate, friend
   • vera (væl í) mát

     to be friends

   • vera illa í mát

     to be foes

   • teir eru einki mát

     they are not particularly good friends

   • pápi og hann vóru sovorðið mát

     daddy and him were such good friends

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Hungarian

Etymology

ma +‎ -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːt]
• Hyphenation: mát

Noun

mát

1. accusative singular of ma

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mauːt/

  Rhymes: -auːt

Noun

mát n (genitive singular máts, nominative plural mát)

1. (chess) checkmate

Declension

declension of mát

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mát	mátið	mát	mátin
accusative	mát	mátið	mát	mátin
dative	máti	mátinu	mátum	mátunum
genitive	máts	mátsins	máta	mátanna

Derived terms

• máta (to checkmate)
• peðmát (checkmate with a pawn)

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-maːc.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːk̚˦˥]
• Homophone: mác (southern Vietnam)

Adjective

mát (沫, 𠖾, 𩗂, 𫖼) (phonemic reduplicative man mát)

1. (of weather or temperature) cool
2. (slang) cray-cray

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mát lạnh