matten

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See also: Matten and måtten

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the noun mat, cognate with the English noun mat, Latin matta.

Noun[edit]

matten

  1. plural of mat

Verb[edit]

matten

  1. to partake in a fist fight
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of matten (weak)
infinitive matten
past singular matte
past participle gemat
infinitive matten
gerund matten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mat matte
2nd person sing. (jij) mat matte
2nd person sing. (u) mat matte
2nd person sing. (gij) mat matte
3rd person singular mat matte
plural matten matten
subjunctive sing.1 matte matte
subjunctive plur.1 matten matten
imperative sing. mat
imperative plur.1 mat
participles mattend gemat
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with the English adjective mat.

Noun[edit]

matten

  1. plural of matte

Verb[edit]

matten

  1. (transitive) to dull or render mat
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of matten (weak)
infinitive matten
past singular matte
past participle gemat
infinitive matten
gerund matten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mat matte
2nd person sing. (jij) mat matte
2nd person sing. (u) mat matte
2nd person sing. (gij) mat matte
3rd person singular mat matte
plural matten matten
subjunctive sing.1 matte matte
subjunctive plur.1 matten matten
imperative sing. mat
imperative plur.1 mat
participles mattend gemat
1) Archaic.
Synonyms[edit]

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

matten

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English meattan; equivalent to matte +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun[edit]

matten

  1. plural of matte

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

matten m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of matte

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

matten m

  1. definite singular of matte

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

matten m

  1. definite singular of matte (Etymology 2)

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

matten

  1. definite singular of matte