matt
English edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
matt (comparative more matt, superlative most matt)
- (chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of matte
- 2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, page 250:
- Outside the sky was low and hard and cold, with a matt texture I recognized from when I'd lived around here.
Noun edit
matt (plural matts)
Estonian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German matte, from Late Latin matta.
Noun edit
matt (genitive mati, partitive matti)
- mat (small rug)
Declension edit
Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | matt | matid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | mati | ||
genitive | mattide | ||
partitive | matti | matte mattisid | |
illative | matti matisse |
mattidesse matesse | |
inessive | matis | mattides mates | |
elative | matist | mattidest matest | |
allative | matile | mattidele matele | |
adessive | matil | mattidel matel | |
ablative | matilt | mattidelt matelt | |
translative | matiks | mattideks mateks | |
terminative | matini | mattideni | |
essive | matina | mattidena | |
abessive | matita | mattideta | |
comitative | matiga | mattidega |
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
matt (genitive mati, partitive matti, comparative matim, superlative kõige matim)
- matte (dull)
Declension edit
Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | matt | matid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | mati | ||
genitive | mattide | ||
partitive | matti | matte mattisid | |
illative | matti matisse |
mattidesse matesse | |
inessive | matis | mattides mates | |
elative | matist | mattidest matest | |
allative | matile | mattidele matele | |
adessive | matil | mattidel matel | |
ablative | matilt | mattidelt matelt | |
translative | matiks | mattideks mateks | |
terminative | matini | mattideni | |
essive | matina | mattidena | |
abessive | matita | mattideta | |
comitative | matiga | mattidega |
Etymology 3 edit
Ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât).
Noun edit
matt (genitive mati, partitive matti)
Declension edit
Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | matt | matid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | mati | ||
genitive | mattide | ||
partitive | matti | matte mattisid | |
illative | matti matisse |
mattidesse matesse | |
inessive | matis | mattides mates | |
elative | matist | mattidest matest | |
allative | matile | mattidele matele | |
adessive | matil | mattidel matel | |
ablative | matilt | mattidelt matelt | |
translative | matiks | mattideks mateks | |
terminative | matini | mattideni | |
essive | matina | mattidena | |
abessive | matita | mattideta | |
comitative | matiga | mattidega |
Further reading edit
- “matt”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
References edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old French mat (“in checkmate”), a clipping of French échec et mat (“checkmate”), with influence from French mat (“matt; pale”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
matt (strong nominative masculine singular matter, comparative matter, superlative am mattesten)
- dull (not shiny)
- exhausted, weak, feeble (not lively, vigorous, energetic)
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624:
- Während der langen Heimfahrt senkte sich allmählich eine matte Stimmung über die sonst so unermüdlich frohe Gesellschaft.
- During the long trip home, gradually a feeble mood came down on the otherwise so tirelessly cheery group.
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624:
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist matt | sie ist matt | es ist matt | sie sind matt | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | matter | matte | mattes | matte |
genitive | matten | matter | matten | matter | |
dative | mattem | matter | mattem | matten | |
accusative | matten | matte | mattes | matte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der matte | die matte | das matte | die matten |
genitive | des matten | der matten | des matten | der matten | |
dative | dem matten | der matten | dem matten | den matten | |
accusative | den matten | die matte | das matte | die matten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein matter | eine matte | ein mattes | (keine) matten |
genitive | eines matten | einer matten | eines matten | (keiner) matten | |
dative | einem matten | einer matten | einem matten | (keinen) matten | |
accusative | einen matten | eine matte | ein mattes | (keine) matten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist matter | sie ist matter | es ist matter | sie sind matter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | matterer | mattere | matteres | mattere |
genitive | matteren | matterer | matteren | matterer | |
dative | matterem | matterer | matterem | matteren | |
accusative | matteren | mattere | matteres | mattere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der mattere | die mattere | das mattere | die matteren |
genitive | des matteren | der matteren | des matteren | der matteren | |
dative | dem matteren | der matteren | dem matteren | den matteren | |
accusative | den matteren | die mattere | das mattere | die matteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein matterer | eine mattere | ein matteres | (keine) matteren |
genitive | eines matteren | einer matteren | eines matteren | (keiner) matteren | |
dative | einem matteren | einer matteren | einem matteren | (keinen) matteren | |
accusative | einen matteren | eine mattere | ein matteres | (keine) matteren |
Descendants edit
- → Polish: mat
See also edit
Further reading edit
Livonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *matadak.
Verb edit
matt
- (Salaca) creep
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
matt (masculine matten, neuter matt, comparative méi matt, superlative am mattsten)
Declension edit
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass matt | si ass matt | et ass matt | si si(nn) matt | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | matten | matt | matt | matt |
independent without determiner | mattes | matter | |||
dative | after any declined word | matten | matter | matten | matten |
as first declined word | mattem | mattem |
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
matt
- Alternative form of mat (“checkmate”)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
matt
- Alternative form of mat (“tired”)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From French mat and German matt.
Adjective edit
matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattere, indefinite superlative mattest, definite superlative matteste)
References edit
- “matt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From French mat and German matt.
Adjective edit
matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattare, indefinite superlative mattast, definite superlative mattaste)
References edit
- “matt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
matt
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
matt (comparative mattare, superlative mattast)
Declension edit
Inflection of matt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | matt | mattare | mattast |
Neuter singular | matt | mattare | mattast |
Plural | matta | mattare | mattast |
Masculine plural3 | matte | mattare | mattast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | matte | mattare | mattaste |
All | matta | mattare | mattaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms edit
- (of colours): blank
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- matt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- matt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- matt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)