mætur

See also: matur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛaːʰtʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰtʊɹ
• Homophone: matur

Adjective

mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)

1. notable, valuable, mighty, excellent
2. good, nice

Declension

mætur a1
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	mætur	mæt	mætt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	mætan	mæta
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mætum	mætari	mætum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(mæts)	(mætar)	(mæts)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	mætir	mætar	mæt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	mætar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	mætum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(mæta)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaiːtʏr/
• Rhymes: -aiːtʏr

Adjective

mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)

1. respected, distinguished

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætur	mæt	mætt
accusative	mætan	mæta	mætt
dative	mætum	mætri	mætu
genitive	mæts	mætrar	mæts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætir	mætar	mæt
accusative	mæta	mætar	mæt
dative	mætum	mætum	mætum
genitive	mætra	mætra	mætra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mæti	mæta	mæta
accusative	mæta	mætu	mæta
dative	mæta	mætu	mæta
genitive	mæta	mætu	mæta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætu	mætu	mætu
accusative	mætu	mætu	mætu
dative	mætu	mætu	mætu
genitive	mætu	mætu	mætu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætari	mætari	mætara
accusative	mætari	mætari	mætara
dative	mætari	mætari	mætara
genitive	mætari	mætari	mætara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætari	mætari	mætari
accusative	mætari	mætari	mætari
dative	mætari	mætari	mætari
genitive	mætari	mætari	mætari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætastur	mætust	mætast
accusative	mætastan	mætasta	mætast
dative	mætustum	mætastri	mætustu
genitive	mætasts	mætastrar	mætasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætastir	mætastar	mætust
accusative	mætasta	mætastar	mætust
dative	mætustum	mætustum	mætustum
genitive	mætastra	mætastra	mætastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætasti	mætasta	mætasta
accusative	mætasta	mætustu	mætasta
dative	mætasta	mætustu	mætasta
genitive	mætasta	mætustu	mætasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mætustu	mætustu	mætustu
accusative	mætustu	mætustu	mætustu
dative	mætustu	mætustu	mætustu
genitive	mætustu	mætustu	mætustu

Noun

mætur f pl (plurale tantum)

1. Only used in set phrases.

Usage notes

• Mostly used in the accusative case in the term hafa mætur á.

Declension

declension of mætur

f-w1	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mætur	mæturnar
accusative	mætur	mæturnar
dative	mætum	mætunum
genitive	mæta	mætanna

Derived terms

• hafa mætur á, hafa miklar mætur á (to prize somebody highly)