mătură
Romanian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from *metură (compare Aromanian meturã, Meglenitic m(i)etură, Istro-Romanian meture), from *metula (compare Albanian mettulë), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "zls" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. *metla (“broom”) (compare Serbo-Croatian mètla, Slovene metla, Bulgarian метла (metla)). Another theory suggests possibly a substratum word, akin to Proto-Slavic *metla. More likely ultimately based on (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin matta (“mat of rushes”), possibly through a root *mattula, and perhaps influenced by metere. Another possibility is the Latin changing genders in transitioning to Romanian, resulting in a *mat, with plural mături leading to the singular mătură through false analogy. Has several near-cognates in Southern Italian dialects. Compare also Italian matta, Spanish mata.
Noun
mătură f (plural mături)