mataxa

Latin

Alternative forms

metaxa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Noun

mataxa f (genitive mataxae); first declension

raw silk
thick string or thread

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mataxa	mataxae
Genitive	mataxae	mataxārum
Dative	mataxae	mataxīs
Accusative	mataxam	mataxās
Ablative	mataxā	mataxīs
Vocative	mataxa	mataxae

Descendants

→ Albanian: mëndafsh
Aragonese: madaxa
Aromanian: mãtasi, mãtase
→ Basque: mataza
Catalan: madeixa
Dalmatian: matuos
French: matasse

Galician: madeixa
Italian: matassa
Portuguese: matassa, madeixa
Romanian: mătase
Old Spanish: madexa
- Spanish: madeja

References

mataxa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mataxa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
mataxa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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