mata

See also Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Campidanese Sardinian

Etymology

From Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata

1. tree

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Catalan

Noun

mata f (plural mates)

1. shrub

Verb

mata

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of matar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of matar.

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

mata

1. (Northern dialect) little brother

Declension

    declension of mata

nominative	mata
genitive	matanıñ
dative	matağa
accusative	matanı
locative	matada
ablative	matadan

Synonyms

• bata

Usage notes

• Corresponding words in standard Crimean Tatar: kadâ, qardaş.

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Fijian

mata

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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French

Verb

mata

1. third-person singular past historic of mater

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Galician

Verb

mata

1. third-person singular present indicative of matar
2. second-person singular imperative of matar

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Gilbertese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Hawaiian maka, Maori mata), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mətaq (compare Chamorro mata', Indonesian mentah, Malagasy manta, Malay mentah).

Adjective

mata

1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
2. colour, hue
3. lamp or lantern, any object used to shed light
4. any sort of opening such as a lid or entrance, eye of needle

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Gothic

Romanization

mata

1. See 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Derived terms

• air mata
• matahari

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Japanese

Romanization

mata

1. See また

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Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Malay

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mata

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Alternative forms

• مات

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /matə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /mata/
• Rhymes: -atə, -tə, -ə

Noun

mata (Jawi spelling مات)

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
2. eye (of a potato)

Derived terms

• air mata / اءير مات
• matahari / ماتاهاري

Synonyms

• (organ): ain / عين

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Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian (compare Hawaiian maka), from Proto-Oceanic (compare Gilbertese mata), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mətaq (compare Chamorro mata', Indonesian mentah, Malagasy manta, Malay mentah).

Adjective

mata

1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Norwegian

Verb

mata

1. fed; past tense of mate

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Polish

Pronoun

mata f

1. mat (floor pad)

Declension

    declension of mata

	singular	plural
nominative	mata	maty
genitive	maty	mat
dative	macie	matom
accusative	matę	maty
instrumental	matą	matami
locative	macie	matach
vocative	mato	maty

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈma.ta/, /ˈma.tɐ/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese mata, possibly from Late Latin matta (“reed mat”).

Alternative forms

• matta (obsolete)

Noun

mata f (plural matas)

1. wood (collection of trees)

Synonyms

• (wood): see Wikisaurus:floresta

Derived terms

mata ciliar mata de galeria mata de terra firme mata de várzea

mata primária mata secundária mata virgem

Related terms

• desmatado
• desmatador
• desmatamento
• desmatar
• desmate

Etymology 2

Inflected form of matar (“to kill”).

Verb

mata

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of matar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of matar

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Rapa Nui

mata

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Romanian

Etymology

From an alteration of dumneata.

Pronoun

mata

1. (regional, familiar) you

See also

• tu
• dumneavoastră
• voi

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Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

mata f (plural matas)

1. shrub
2. sprig
3. mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus
4. (Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba) plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae)

Synonyms

• (shrub): arbusto
• (mastic tree): lentisco, mata charneca
• (plant): planta, vegetal

Derived terms

• matojo
• matorral
• matorro
• matoso

Verb

mata (infinitive matar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of matar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of matar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of matar.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

mata

1. feed; helping a baby or a very young animal to eat
2. feed; continuously deliver

   Skrivaren måste ha gått sönder, den bara matar ut pappren ett efter ett så fort jag satt i dem

   The printer must be broken, it spits out the papers, one by one, as fast as I've put them in

Conjugation

Conjugation of mata

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	mata	matas
Present tense	matar	matas
Past tense	matade	matades
Supine	matat	matats
Imperative	mata	—
Present participle	matande
Past participle	matad

Related terms

• matning
• sidmatare
• skedmata

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye (organ)