matou
See also: mátou, màtóu, mātou, mǎtou, mǎtóu, and Matou
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmatou̯]
Verb
matou
- third-person plural present of mást
French
Etymology
Perhaps from the Germanic personal name Marcou, Markolf (see Marcoux), or from a derivation of maître (“master”), or possibly imitative and akin to Proto-Slavic *maca (“pussycat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.tu/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
matou m (plural matous)
- tom (male cat)
Further reading
- “matou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Verb
matou
- third-person singular preterite indicative of matar
Japanese
Romanization
matou
- Rōmaji transcription of まとう
Portuguese
Verb
matou
- third-person singular preterite indicative of matar
Rapa Nui
Pronoun
matou
- First person plural exclusive
- we (we, but not you)
See also
Rapa Nui personal pronouns
| Independent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | ||
| 1st person (excl.) | au | māua | mātou | |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | tāua | tātou | |
| 2nd person | koe | kōrua | ||
| 3rd person | ia | rāua | ||