mata

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Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

mata

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

Campidanese Sardinian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. tree

Catalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

mata f (plural mates)

  1. shrub

Verb[edit]

mata

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

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (Northern dialect) little brother

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

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

Fijian[edit]

mata

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

French[edit]

Verb[edit]

mata

  1. third-person singular past historic of mater

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

mata

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

Gilbertese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

mata

  1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2[edit]

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[edit]

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

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mata

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Derived terms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mata

  1. rōmaji reading of また

Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Latvian[edit]

Noun[edit]

mata m

  1. genitive singular form of mats

Malay[edit]

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mata

Etymology[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mata (Jawi spelling مات)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Maori[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

mata

  1. raw (uncooked)

Etymology 2[edit]

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[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Niuean[edit]

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Norwegian[edit]

Verb[edit]

mata

  1. fed; past tense of mate

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Polish[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mata f

  1. mat (floor pad)

Declension[edit]

    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

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

mata f (plural matas)

  1. woods, forest (collection of trees)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inflected form of matar (“to kill”).

Verb[edit]

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

Rapa Nui[edit]

mata

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From an alteration of dumneata.

Pronoun[edit]

mata

  1. (regional, familiar) you

See also[edit]

Samoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun[edit]

mata f (plural matas)

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

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

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.

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Tahitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

Tongan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

mata

  1. (anatomy) eye (organ)
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