matak

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• menta, méentag

Etymology

From Old High German mānitag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.

Noun

matak ?

1. (Tredici Comuni) Monday

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mətaq, compare Malay mentah and Maori mata.

Adjective

matak

1. unripe
2. green