matur

From Old Norse matr (“food”) from Proto-Germanic *matiz. Whence also Old English mēte (Middle English mēte from which English meat came); Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats); Old High German maz, Swedish mat, Danish mad and Icelandic matur.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛaːʰtʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰtʊɹ
• Homophone: mætur

matur m (genitive singular matar, uncountable)

1. meal, food

From Old Norse matr (“food”) from Proto-Germanic *matiz. Whence also Old English mēte (Middle English mēte from which English meat came); Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats); Old High German maz, Swedish mat, Danish mad and Faroese matur.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːtʏr/ (

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  Rhymes: -aːtʏr

matur m (genitive singular matar, nominative plural matar)[1]

1. food

   Þetta var staðgóður matur.

   This was a hearty meal.

   Hvað er í matinn?

   What's for dinner?

• dauðans matur (a dead man, a marked man)
• matarborð
• matarboð
• mjólkurmatur
• gera sér mat úr (to cash in on)
• herramannsmatur
• í matinn

matur

1. Alternative form of matere

Borrowed from Latin mātūrus, Italian maturo. Doublet of mator.

• IPA^(key): /maˈtur/

matur m or n (feminine singular matură, masculine plural maturi, feminine and neuter plural mature)

1. mature
2. ripe

• (ripe): copt

• maturiza