matti
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping of šakkimatti.
Noun edit
matti
- checkmate (conclusive victory in chess)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) State of being absolutely sure.
- Tästä asiasta olen ihan matti.
- I'm absolutely sure about this thing.
Declension edit
Inflection of matti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | matti | matit | ||
genitive | matin | mattien | ||
partitive | mattia | matteja | ||
illative | mattiin | matteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | matti | matit | ||
accusative | nom. | matti | matit | |
gen. | matin | |||
genitive | matin | mattien | ||
partitive | mattia | matteja | ||
inessive | matissa | mateissa | ||
elative | matista | mateista | ||
illative | mattiin | matteihin | ||
adessive | matilla | mateilla | ||
ablative | matilta | mateilta | ||
allative | matille | mateille | ||
essive | mattina | matteina | ||
translative | matiksi | mateiksi | ||
abessive | matitta | mateitta | ||
instructive | — | matein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “2. matti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
From the given name Matti, a vernacular form of Matteus, as a translation of German Matthäi am Letzten (“over, done for”), a saying referring to the Gospel of Matthew.
Noun edit
matti
- (idiomatic) Only used in matti kukkarossa
Further reading edit
- “1. matti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
matti m
Adjective edit
matti m