мати
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Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
From Old East Slavic мати (mati), from Proto-Slavic *mati.
Noun
мати • (maty)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫtiti.
Pronunciation
Verb
мати • (mati) third-singular present, impf (perfective измати)
- (transitive) to stir
- (intransitive) to plot, scheme
- (transitive) to swindle
- (transitive) to cloud, blur
Conjugation
Conjugation of мати (imperfective, present in -и)
| l-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | мател | — | adjectival participle | матен | ||
| feminine | матела | — | adverbial participle | матејќи | ||
| neuter | матело | — | verbal noun | матење | ||
| plural | мателе | — | perfect participle | матено | ||
| present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |||
| 1st singular | матам | матев | — | — | ||
| 2nd singular | матиш | матеше | — | мати | ||
| 3rd singular | мати | матеше | — | — | ||
| 1st plural | матиме | матевме | — | — | ||
| 2nd plural | матите | матевте | — | матете | ||
| 3rd plural | матат | матеа | — | — | ||
| Compound tenses | ||||||
| perfect | сум мател | present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-perfect | имам матено | present of има + perfect participle | ||||
| pluperfect | бев мател | imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-pluperfect | имав матено | imperfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| има-perfect reported | сум имал матено | perfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future | ќе матам | ќе + present | ||||
| има-future | ќе имам матено | future of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future in the past | ќе матев | ќе + imperfect | ||||
| има-future in the past | ќе имав матено | future in the past of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future reported | ќе сум мател | ќе + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-future reported | ќе сум имал матено | future reported of има + perfect participle | ||||
| conditional | би мател | би + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-conditional | би имал матено | conditional of има + perfect participle | ||||
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- ⰿⰰⱅⰻ (mati) — Glagolitic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mati.
Noun
мати • (mati) f
Declension
Declension of мати (r-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | мати mati |
матери materi |
матери materi |
| genitive | матере matere |
матероу materu |
матеръ materŭ |
| dative | матери materi |
матерьма materĭma |
матерьмъ materĭmŭ |
| accusative | матерь materĭ |
матери materi |
матери materi |
| instrumental | матерьѭ materĭjǫ |
матерьма materĭma |
матерьми materĭmi |
| locative | матери materi |
матероу materu |
матерьхъ materĭxŭ |
| vocative | мати mati |
матери materi |
матери materi |
See also
Old Church Slavic family terms
| отьчьство (otĭčĭstvo, “family”) | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| parent родител҄ь (roditelʹĭ) |
отьць (otĭcĭ), авва (avva, “father”) | мати (mati, “mother”) |
| sibling | братръ (bratrŭ, “brother”) | сестра (sestra, “sister”) |
| child | сꙑнъ (synŭ, “son”) | дъщи (dŭšti, “daughter”) |
| grandparent | дѣдъ (dědŭ, “grandfather”) | баба (baba, “grandmother”) |
| grandchild | въноукъ (vŭnukŭ, “grandson”) | – (“granddaughter”) |
| great-grandparent | прѣдѣдъ (prědědŭ, “great-grandfather”) | – (“great-grandmother”) |
| mother's sibling | оуи (ui, “maternal uncle”) | – (“maternal aunt”) |
| father's sibling | стрꙑи (stryi, “paternal uncle”) | – (“paternal aunt”) |
| sibling's child | братанъ (bratanŭ), сꙑновь (synovĭ), сꙑновьць (synovĭcĭ, “nephew”) | братана (bratana, “niece”) |
| cousin | братоучѧдъ (bratučędŭ, “male cousin”) | братоучѧда (bratučęda, “female cousin”) |
| spouse | мѫжь (mǫžĭ), чрьтожьникъ (črĭtožĭnikŭ), малъженъ (malŭženŭ, “husband”) | жена (žena), чрьтожьница (črĭtožĭnica), съложь (sŭložĭ, “wife”) |
| parent of wife | тьсть (tĭstĭ, “father-in-law (wife's father)”) | тьща (tĭšta, “mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) |
| parent of husband | свекръ (svekrŭ, “father-in-law (husband's father)”) | свекрꙑ (svekry, “mother-in-law (husband's father)”) |
| sibling of husband | дєвєръ (deverŭ, “brother-in-law (husband's brother)”) | зълꙑ (zŭly, “sister-in-law (husband's sister)”) |
| spouse of child | зѧть (zętĭ, “son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) | снъха (snŭxa, “daughter-in-law (son's wife)”) |
| spouse of husband's brother | – | етрꙑ (etry), кѫпетра (kǫpetra, “sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”) |
| stepchild | пасторъкъ (pastorŭkŭ, “stepson”) | – (“stepdaughter”) |
| step-parent | отьчимъ (otĭčimŭ, “stepfather”) | мащеха (maštexa, “stepmother”) |
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mati.
Pronunciation
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmɑti/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmatʲi/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmatʲi/
- Hyphenation: ма‧ти
Noun
мати (mati) f
Declension
Declension of мати (r-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | мати mati |
матери materi |
матере matere |
| Genitive | матере matere |
матеру materu |
матеръ materŭ |
| Dative | матери materi |
матерьма materĭma |
матерьмъ materĭmŭ |
| Accusative | матерь materĭ |
матери materi |
матери materi |
| Instrumental | матерьѭ materĭjǫ |
матерьма materĭma |
матерьми materĭmi |
| Locative | матере matere |
матеру materu |
матерьхъ materĭxŭ |
| Vocative | мати mati |
матери materi |
матере matere |
Coordinate terms
- отьць (otĭcĭ, “father”)
Descendants
- Belarusian: ма́ці (máci)
- Russian: мать (matʹ), ма́ти (máti) (archaic)
- Carpathian Rusyn: ма́ти (máty)
- Ukrainian: ма́ти (máty)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “мати”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 118
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
ма́ти • (máti) f anim (genitive ма́тери, nominative plural ма́тери, genitive plural матере́й)
Declension
Declension of ма́ти△ (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e irreg)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mati.
Pronunciation
Noun
ма̏ти f (Latin spelling mȁti)
Declension
Declension of мати
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old East Slavic мати (mati), from Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Noun
ма́ти • (máty) f pers (genitive ма́тері, nominative plural матері́, genitive plural матері́в)
Declension
Declension of ма́ти (pers 3rd-decl fem-form accent-c і-е)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *jьmati.
Verb
ма́ти • (máty) impf
- to have
- Якщо́ роботода́вець відправля́є у відря́дження жі́нку, яка́ ма́є дити́ну ві́ком до трьох ро́ків, це вважа́тиметься пору́шенням законода́вства.
- Jakščó robotodávecʹ vidpravljáje u vidrjádžennja žínku, jaká máje dytýnu víkom do trʹox rókiv, ce vvažátymetʹsja porúšennjam zakonodávstva.
- If an employer sends a woman who has a child under the age of three on a business trip, this will be considered a violation of the law.
- to have to; to be obliged (to do something) (+ infinitive)
- Він мав працюва́ти вчо́ра. ― Vin mav pracjuváty včóra. ― He had to work yesterday.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ма́ти, мать (class 1a, imperfective, transitive)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ма́ти, мать máty, matʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | ма́ючи májučy |
ма́вши mávšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
ма́ю máju |
бу́ду ма́ти, бу́ду ма́ть, ма́тиму búdu máty, búdu mátʹ, mátymu |
| 2nd singular ти |
ма́єш máješ |
бу́деш ма́ти, бу́деш ма́ть, ма́тимеш búdeš máty, búdeš mátʹ, mátymeš |
| 3rd singular він / вона / воно |
ма́є máje |
бу́де ма́ти, бу́де ма́ть, ма́тиме búde máty, búde mátʹ, mátyme |
| 1st plural ми |
ма́єм, ма́ємо májem, májemo |
бу́демо ма́ти, бу́демо ма́ть, ма́тимемо, ма́тимем búdemo máty, búdemo mátʹ, mátymemo, mátymem |
| 2nd plural ви |
ма́єте májete |
бу́дете ма́ти, бу́дете ма́ть, ма́тимете búdete máty, búdete mátʹ, mátymete |
| 3rd plural вони |
ма́ють májutʹ |
бу́дуть ма́ти, бу́дуть ма́ть, ма́тимуть búdutʹ máty, búdutʹ mátʹ, mátymutʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| first-person | — | ма́ймо májmo |
| second-person | май maj |
ма́йте májte |
| past tense | singular | plural ми / ви / вони |
| masculine я / ти / він |
мав mav |
ма́ли mály |
| feminine я / ти / вона |
ма́ла mála | |
| neuter воно |
ма́ло málo | |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “мати”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “мати”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1924), “мати”, in Словарь української мови [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: А – Н, Berlin: Ukrainske Slowo, page 945