matt
English
Adjective
matt (comparative more matt, superlative most matt)
- (chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of matte
- 2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, page 250:
- Outside the sky was low and hard and cold, with a matt texture I recognized from when I'd lived around here.
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Noun
matt (plural matts)
- (film) Alternative spelling of matte (“background, often painted or created with computers”)
- Alternative spelling of mat (“an alloy in coppersmithing”)
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German matte, from Late Latin matta.
Noun
matt (genitive mati, partitive matti)
- mat (small rug)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | matt | matid |
genitive | mati | mattide |
partitive | matti | matte / mattisid |
illative | matti / matisse | mattidesse / matesse |
inessive | matis | mattides / mates |
elative | matist | mattidest / matest |
allative | matile | mattidele / matele |
adessive | matil | mattidel / matel |
ablative | matilt | mattidelt / matelt |
translative | matiks | mattideks / mateks |
terminative | matini | mattideni |
essive | matina | mattidena |
abessive | matita | mattideta |
comitative | matiga | mattidega |
Etymology 2
From German matt.
Adjective
matt (genitive mati, partitive matti, comparative matim, superlative kõige matim)
- matte (dull)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | matt | matid |
genitive | mati | mattide |
partitive | matti | matte / mattisid |
illative | matti / matisse | mattidesse / matesse |
inessive | matis | mattides / mates |
elative | matist | mattidest / matest |
allative | matile | mattidele / matele |
adessive | matil | mattidel / matel |
ablative | matilt | mattidelt / matelt |
translative | matiks | mattideks / mateks |
terminative | matini | mattideni |
essive | matina | mattidena |
abessive | matita | mattideta |
comitative | matiga | mattidega |
Etymology 3
Ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât).
Noun
matt (genitive mati, partitive matti)
- (chess) checkmate
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | matt | matid |
genitive | mati | mattide |
partitive | matti | matte / mattisid |
illative | matti / matisse | mattidesse / matesse |
inessive | matis | mattides / mates |
elative | matist | mattidest / matest |
allative | matile | mattidele / matele |
adessive | matil | mattidel / matel |
ablative | matilt | mattidelt / matelt |
translative | matiks | mattideks / mateks |
terminative | matini | mattideni |
essive | matina | mattidena |
abessive | matita | mattideta |
comitative | matiga | mattidega |
Further reading
- matt in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
References
- matt in Sõnaveeb
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mat/
- Rhymes: -at
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file)
Adjective
matt (strong nominative masculine singular matter, comparative matter, superlative am mattesten)
- dull (not shiny)
- exhausted, weak, feeble (not lively, vigorous, energetic)
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624:
- Während der langen Heimfahrt senkte sich allmählich eine matte Stimmung über die sonst so unermüdlich frohe Gesellschaft.
- During the long trip home, gradually a feeble mood came down on the otherwise so tirelessly cheery group.
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624:
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist matt | sie ist matt | es ist matt | sie sind matt | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | matter | matte | mattes | matte |
genitive | matten | matter | matten | matter | |
dative | mattem | matter | mattem | matten | |
accusative | matten | matte | mattes | matte | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der matte | die matte | das matte | die matten |
genitive | des matten | der matten | des matten | der matten | |
dative | dem matten | der matten | dem matten | den matten | |
accusative | den matten | die matte | das matte | die matten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein matter | eine matte | ein mattes | (keine) matten |
genitive | eines matten | einer matten | eines matten | (keiner) matten | |
dative | einem matten | einer matten | einem matten | (keinen) matten | |
accusative | einen matten | eine matte | ein mattes | (keine) matten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist matter | sie ist matter | es ist matter | sie sind matter | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | matterer | mattere | matteres | mattere |
genitive | matteren | matterer | matteren | matterer | |
dative | matterem | matterer | matterem | matteren | |
accusative | matteren | mattere | matteres | mattere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der mattere | die mattere | das mattere | die matteren |
genitive | des matteren | der matteren | des matteren | der matteren | |
dative | dem matteren | der matteren | dem matteren | den matteren | |
accusative | den matteren | die mattere | das mattere | die matteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein matterer | eine mattere | ein matteres | (keine) matteren |
genitive | eines matteren | einer matteren | eines matteren | (keiner) matteren | |
dative | einem matteren | einer matteren | einem matteren | (keinen) matteren | |
accusative | einen matteren | eine mattere | ein matteres | (keine) matteren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am mattesten | sie ist am mattesten | es ist am mattesten | sie sind am mattesten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | mattester | matteste | mattestes | matteste |
genitive | mattesten | mattester | mattesten | mattester | |
dative | mattestem | mattester | mattestem | mattesten | |
accusative | mattesten | matteste | mattestes | matteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der matteste | die matteste | das matteste | die mattesten |
genitive | des mattesten | der mattesten | des mattesten | der mattesten | |
dative | dem mattesten | der mattesten | dem mattesten | den mattesten | |
accusative | den mattesten | die matteste | das matteste | die mattesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein mattester | eine matteste | ein mattestes | (keine) mattesten |
genitive | eines mattesten | einer mattesten | eines mattesten | (keiner) mattesten | |
dative | einem mattesten | einer mattesten | einem mattesten | (keinen) mattesten | |
accusative | einen mattesten | eine matteste | ein mattestes | (keine) mattesten |
Descendants
- → Polish: mat
See also
- schachmatt
- mattsetzen
Further reading
- “matt” in Duden online
- “matt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *matadak.
Verb
matt
- (Salaca) creep
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑt/
- Rhymes: -ɑt
- Homophone: Matt
Adjective
matt (masculine matten, neuter matt, comparative méi matt, superlative am mattsten)
- matte, dull, wan
- feeble, weary
Declension
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass matt | si ass matt | et ass matt | si si(nn) matt | |
nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | matten | matt | matt | matt |
independent without determiner | mattes | matter | |||
dative | after any declined word | matten | matter | matten | matten |
as first declined word | mattem | mattem |
Middle English
Adjective
matt
- Alternative form of mat (“checkmate”)
Adjective
matt
- Alternative form of mat (“tired”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French mat and German matt.
Adjective
matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattere, indefinite superlative mattest, definite superlative matteste)
- (colour) dull, matt
- weak, feeble, listless
- (chess) checkmated
- (glass) frosted
References
- “matt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French mat and German matt.
Adjective
matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattare, indefinite superlative mattast, definite superlative mattaste)
- (colour) dull, matt
- weak, feeble, listless
- (chess) checkmated
- (glass) frosted
References
- “matt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German matt.
Adjective
matt
- weak, faint
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mat/
Audio (file)
Adjective
matt (comparative mattare, superlative mattast)
- weak, listless
- (of colours) matte
- (chess) checkmate, in the phrase göra någon matt
Declension
Inflection of matt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | matt | mattare | mattast |
Neuter singular | matt | mattare | mattast |
Plural | matta | mattare | mattast |
Masculine plural3 | matte | mattare | mattast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | matte | mattare | mattaste |
All | matta | mattare | mattaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Antonyms
- (of colours): blank
Related terms
- mattsvart
- schack matt
See also
- mätt
- matta
Further reading
- matt in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- tamt
Westrobothnian
Adverb
matt
- Alternative form of mått