matara

Asturian

Verb

matara

1. inflection of matar:
   1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
   2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matara, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *madarǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑrɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ta‧ra

Noun

matara

1. (botany) bedstraw (any plant of the genus Galium)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “matara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• armaat

Galician

Verb

matara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of matar

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matara (“bedstraw”), with the modern sense probably originally short for of the derived kivimatara. Cognates include Finnish matara and Estonian madar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑrɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑːrɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑr, -ɑtɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧ra

Noun

matara

1. shield lichen

Declension

Synonyms

• kivimatara

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 299

Latin

Etymology

Of Celtic/Gaulish origin

Noun

matara f (genitive matarae); first declension

1. sort of javelin used by Gauls

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

• “matara”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “matara”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• matara in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “matara”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• Ellis, P. B. (1998). The Ancient World of the Celts. United Kingdom: Constable, p. 75

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧ra

Verb

matara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of matar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtaɾa/
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧ra

Verb

matara

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of matar

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مطره (matara, matare), from Arabic مَطَرَة (maṭara, “(leather) pouch, bag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.taˈɾa/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧ra

Noun

matara (definite accusative matarayı, plural mataralar)

1. Water container usually made of woolen fabric, leather or metal, used in travel or military service, carried around the neck or waist.

   Synonym: (dated) kırba

Declension

References

Further reading

• “matara”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “matara¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3078