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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męta.

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Noun edit

máta f (related adjective mátový)

  1. mint (any of several plants of the genus Mentha, typically aromatic with square stems)

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Further reading edit

  • máta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • máta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • máta in Internetová jazyková příručka

Faroese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From mát (‘measure’).

Verb edit

máta (third person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to measure
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of máta (group v-30)
infinitive máta
supine mátað
participle (a6)1 mátandi mátaður
present past
first singular máti mátaði
second singular mátar mátaði
third singular mátar mátaði
plural máta mátaðu
imperative
singular máta!
plural mátið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2 edit

From mát (‘checkmate’).

Verb edit

máta (third person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. (chess) to checkmate
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of máta (group v-30)
infinitive máta
supine mátað
participle (a6)1 mátandi mátaður
present past
first singular máti mátaði
second singular mátar mátaði
third singular mátar mátaði
plural máta mátaðu
imperative
singular máta!
plural mátið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

máta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to try on, see whether (something) fits
    Mátaðu þessa skyrtu.
    Try this shirt on.
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Etymology 2 edit

From mát (checkmate).

Verb edit

máta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to checkmate
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Etymology edit

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Noun edit

máta m (genitive singular máta, nominative plural mátaí)

  1. (nautical) mate

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Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máta mháta not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.