mata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

§Asturian

§Verb

mata

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

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§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) face (organ)
2. (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. Romanization of 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 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. rōmaji reading of 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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§Latvian

§Noun

mata m

1. genitive singular form of mats

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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^(key): /matə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /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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§Niuean

§Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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§Norwegian Bokmål

§Alternative forms

• matet

§Verb

mata

1. simple past of mate
2. past participle 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^(key): /ˈma.ta/, /ˈma.tɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta

§Etymology 1

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

§Alternative forms

• matta (obsolete)

§Noun

mata f (plural matas)

1. woods, forest (collection of trees)

§Synonyms

• (woods): 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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§Samoan

§Noun

mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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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

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

• audio

  (file)

§Verb

mata (present matar, preterite matade, supine matat, imperative mata)

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

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§Unami

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ['mata]

§Adverb

mata

1. not