matta

See also: Matta, mátta, mätta, and måtta

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese

Noun

matta

1. (sumo) The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.

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Finnish

Adjective

matta

1. matte

Declension

Inflection of matta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative		matta	matat
genitive		matan	mattojen
partitive		mattaa	mattoja
illative		mattaan	mattoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		matta	matat
accusative	nom.	matta	matat
	gen.	matan
genitive		matan	mattojen mattain rare
partitive		mattaa	mattoja
inessive		matassa	matoissa
elative		matasta	matoista
illative		mattaan	mattoihin
adessive		matalla	matoilla
ablative		matalta	matoilta
allative		matalle	matoille
essive		mattana	mattoina
translative		mataksi	matoiksi
abessive		matatta	matoitta
instructive		—	matoin
comitative		—	mattoine

Possessive forms of matta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mattani mattani accusative nom. mattani mattani gen. mattani genitive mattani mattojeni mattaini rare partitive mattaani mattojani inessive matassani matoissani elative matastani matoistani illative mattaani mattoihini adessive matallani matoillani ablative mataltani matoiltani allative matalleni matoilleni essive mattanani mattoinani translative matakseni matoikseni abessive matattani matoittani instructive — — comitative — mattoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mattasi mattasi accusative nom. mattasi mattasi gen. mattasi genitive mattasi mattojesi mattaisi rare partitive mattaasi mattojasi inessive matassasi matoissasi elative matastasi matoistasi illative mattaasi mattoihisi adessive matallasi matoillasi ablative mataltasi matoiltasi allative matallesi matoillesi essive mattanasi mattoinasi translative mataksesi matoiksesi abessive matattasi matoittasi instructive — — comitative — mattoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mattamme mattamme accusative nom. mattamme mattamme gen. mattamme genitive mattamme mattojemme mattaimme rare partitive mattaamme mattojamme inessive matassamme matoissamme elative matastamme matoistamme illative mattaamme mattoihimme adessive matallamme matoillamme ablative mataltamme matoiltamme allative matallemme matoillemme essive mattanamme mattoinamme translative mataksemme matoiksemme abessive matattamme matoittamme instructive — — comitative — mattoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mattanne mattanne accusative nom. mattanne mattanne gen. mattanne genitive mattanne mattojenne mattainne rare partitive mattaanne mattojanne inessive matassanne matoissanne elative matastanne matoistanne illative mattaanne mattoihinne adessive matallanne matoillanne ablative mataltanne matoiltanne allative matallenne matoillenne essive mattananne mattoinanne translative mataksenne matoiksenne abessive matattanne matoittanne instructive — — comitative — mattoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mattansa mattansa accusative nom. mattansa mattansa gen. mattansa genitive mattansa mattojensa mattainsa rare partitive mattaansa mattojaan mattojansa inessive matassaan matassansa matoissaan matoissansa elative matastaan matastansa matoistaan matoistansa illative mattaansa mattoihinsa adessive matallaan matallansa matoillaan matoillansa ablative mataltaan mataltansa matoiltaan matoiltansa allative matalleen matallensa matoilleen matoillensa essive mattanaan mattanansa mattoinaan mattoinansa translative matakseen mataksensa matoikseen matoiksensa abessive matattaan matattansa matoittaan matoittansa instructive — — comitative — mattoineen mattoinensa

Compounds

• mattamaali
• mattapintainen
• mattaväri

Anagrams

• matat

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French

Verb

matta

1. third-person singular past historic of matter

Anagrams

• matât

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Italian

Adjective

matta f

1. feminine singular of matto

Noun

matta f (plural matte, masculine matto)

1. madwoman
2. (card games) joker

See also

Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text)
asso	due	tre	quattro	cinque	sei	sette
otto	nove	dieci	fante	donna, regina	re	jolly, joker, matta

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Latin

Etymology

From Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”), English mattress).

Noun

matta f (genitive mattae); first declension

1. A mat made of rushes

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	matta	mattae
Genitive	mattae	mattārum
Dative	mattae	mattīs
Accusative	mattam	mattās
Ablative	mattā	mattīs
Vocative	matta	mattae

Descendants

• English: mat
• French: natte
• German: Matte
• Norwegian: matte
• Norwegian Nynorsk: matte

References

• “matta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• matta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• matten

Noun

matta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of matte (Etymology 1)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

matta f

1. definite singular of matte (Etymology 1)

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Portuguese

Noun

matta f (plural s)

1. Obsolete spelling of mata.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

matta

1. (deprecated template usage) inflection of matt:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Noun

matta c

1. a carpet, rug
2. a carpet; fabric used as a floor covering
3. a mat; a flat piece of coarse material for wiping one's feet
4. a mat; a floor pad to protect athletes

Declension

Declension of matta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	matta	mattan	mattor	mattorna
Genitive	mattas	mattans	mattors	mattornas

Compounds

• dörrmatta
• heltäckningsmatta
• korkmatta
• linoleummatta
• mattläggare
• ryamatta
• trasmatta

Verb

matta (present mattar, preterite mattade, supine mattat, imperative matta)

1. to exhaust (somebody)
2. (chess) to checkmate

Conjugation

Conjugation of matta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	matta		mattas
Supine	mattat		mattats
Imperative	matta		—
Imper. plural1	matten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	mattar	mattade	mattas	mattades
Ind. plural1	matta	mattade	mattas	mattades
Subjunctive2	matte	mattade	mattes	mattades
	Participles
Present participle	mattande
Past participle	mattad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• matat