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Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâtit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ti‧ca
Noun
mȁtica f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏тица)
- queen (insects)
- source, home (figuratively)
- mainstream (also figuratively)
- registry, record book
- nut, fastener (piece of metal)
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
matica f (relational adjective maticový or matičný, diminutive matička)
- matrix
- nut (hardware)
- fraternity
Declension
Declension of
matica (pattern
ulica)
Further reading
- “matica”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
mȃtica f
- queen (insects)
- home base (central unit of organisation)
- nut (piece of metal)
Inflection
Further reading
- “matica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024