matur

Faroese

Etymology

From the Old Norse matr (“food”) from the Proto-Germanic *matiz. Whence also Old English mēte (Middle English mēte from which English meat came); Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats); Old High German maz, Swedish mat, Danish mad and Icelandic matur.

Noun

matur m (genitive singular matar, uncountable)

1. meal, food

Declension

m12s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	matur	maturin
Accusative	mat	matin
Dative	mati	matinum
Genitive	matar	matarins

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Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse matr (“food”) from the Proto-Germanic *matiz. Whence also Old English mēte (Middle English mēte from which English meat came); Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats); Old High German maz, Swedish mat, Danish mad and Faroese matur.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmaːtʏr/ (

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  Rhymes: -aːtʏr

Noun

matur m (genitive singular matar, plural matar)

1. food

   Þetta var staðgóður matur.

   This was a hearty meal.

   Hvað er í matinn?

   What's for dinner?

Declension

declension of matur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	matur	maturinn	matar	matarnir
accusative	mat	matinn	mata	matana
dative	mat	matnum	mötum	mötunum
genitive	matar	matarins	mata	matanna

Derived terms

• dauðans matur (a dead man, a marked man)
• matarborð
• matarboð
• mjólkurmatur
• gera sér mat úr (to cash in on)
• herramannsmatur
• í matinn

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mātūrus, Italian maturo.

Adjective

matur

1. mature
2. ripe

Synonyms

• (ripe): copt