mătreață

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly tied to mătrice or to a Latin root *matricia, but semantic difficulties exist with this. A more likely origin is mătură (“broom”) +‎ -eață, based on what it cleans.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈtre̯a.t͡sə/

Noun

mătreață f (uncountable)

dandruff
(regional) a type of loosestrife (Lythrum portula)
Synonym: lintiță

Declension

declension of mătreață (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) mătreață	mătreața
genitive/dative	(unei) mătreți	mătreții
vocative	mătreață, mătreațo