matta

See also: Matta, mátta, mätta, and måtta

English

Etymology

Japanese

Noun

matta

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

Finnish

Adjective

matta

  1. matte

Declension
Inflection of matta (Kotus type 9/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
mattainrare
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
instructive — matoin
abessive matatta matoitta
comitative — mattoine

Compounds
  • mattamaali
  • mattapintainen
  • mattaväri

Anagrams

French

Verb

matta

  1. third-person singular past historic of matter

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

matta f

  1. feminine singular of matto

Noun

matta f (plural matte) feminine of 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

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

Inflection

First declension.

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

Descendants

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

matta m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of matte (Etymology 1)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

matta f

  1. definite singular of matte (Etymology 1)

Portuguese

Noun

matta f (plural mattas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of mata

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Adjective

matta

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of matt.

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
Present tense mattar mattas
Past tense mattade mattades
Supine mattat mattats
Imperative matta —
Present participle mattande
Past participle mattad
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