matten

See also: Matten and måtten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.tən/
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.tə/

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• Hyphenation: mat‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑtən

Etymology 1

From the noun mat, cognate with the English noun mat, Latin matta.

Noun

matten

1. plural of mat

Verb

matten

1. to partake in a fist fight

Inflection

Inflection of matten (weak)
infinitive	matten
past singular	matte
past participle	gemat
infinitive	matten
gerund	matten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	mat	matte
2nd person sing. (jij)	mat	matte
2nd person sing. (u)	mat	matte
2nd person sing. (gij)	mat	matte
3rd person singular	mat	matte
plural	matten	matten
subjunctive sing.1	matte	matte
subjunctive plur.1	matten	matten
imperative sing.	mat
imperative plur.1	mat
participles	mattend	gemat
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

Cognate with the English adjective mat.

Noun

matten

1. plural of matte

Verb

matten

1. (transitive) to dull or render mat

Inflection

Inflection of matten (weak)
infinitive	matten
past singular	matte
past participle	gemat
infinitive	matten
gerund	matten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	mat	matte
2nd person sing. (jij)	mat	matte
2nd person sing. (u)	mat	matte
2nd person sing. (gij)	mat	matte
3rd person singular	mat	matte
plural	matten	matten
subjunctive sing.1	matte	matte
subjunctive plur.1	matten	matten
imperative sing.	mat
imperative plur.1	mat
participles	mattend	gemat
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• matteren

German

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Adjective

matten

1. inflection of matt:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English meattan; equivalent to matte +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

matten

1. plural of matte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• matta

Noun

matten m or f

1. definite masculine singular of matte

Etymology 2

Noun

matten m

1. definite singular of matte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

matten m

1. definite singular of matte (Etymology 2)

Swedish

Noun

matten

1. definite singular of matte