mattea

Latin

Alternative forms

• mattya

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ματτύα (mattúa), variant of ματτύη (mattúē).

Noun

mattea f (genitive matteae); first declension

1. A dainty dish, a delicacy

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mattea	matteae
Genitive	matteae	matteārum
Dative	matteae	matteīs
Accusative	matteam	matteās
Ablative	matteā	matteīs
Vocative	mattea	matteae

Further reading

• “mattea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mattea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.