matt

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See also: Matt, mAtt, mätt, mått, and Matt.

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

matt (comparative more matt, superlative most matt)

  1. (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.

Noun

matt (plural matts)

  1. (film) Alternative spelling of matte (“background, often painted or created with computers”)
  2. 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)

  1. mat (small rug)
Declension
Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative matt matid
accusative nom.
gen. mati
genitive 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)

  1. matte (dull)
Declension
Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative matt matid
accusative nom.
gen. mati
genitive 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)

  1. (chess) checkmate
Declension
Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative matt matid
accusative nom.
gen. mati
genitive 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 [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

References

German

Etymology

From Old French mat (“in checkmate”), a clipping of French échec et mat (“checkmate”), with influence from French mat (“matt; pale”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

matt (strong nominative masculine singular matter, comparative matter, superlative am mattesten)

  1. dull (not shiny)
  2. 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.

Declension

Positive forms of matt
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Comparative forms of matt
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Superlative forms of matt
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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

Further reading

  • “matt” in Duden online
  • “matt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matadak.

Verb

matt

  1. (Salaca) creep

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Adjective

matt (masculine matten, neuter matt, comparative méi matt, superlative am mattsten)

  1. matte, dull, wan
  2. feeble, weary

Declension

declension of matt
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

Etymology 1

Adjective

matt

  1. Alternative form of mat (“checkmate”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

matt

  1. 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)

  1. (colour) dull, matt
  2. weak, feeble, listless
  3. (chess) checkmated
  4. (glass) frosted

References

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)

  1. (colour) dull, matt
  2. weak, feeble, listless
  3. (chess) checkmated
  4. (glass) frosted

References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German matt.

Adjective

matt

  1. weak, faint

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

matt (comparative mattare, superlative mattast)

  1. weak, listless
  2. (of colours) matte
  3. (chess) checkmate, in the phrase göra någon matt

Declension

Inflection of matt
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

Related terms

See also

References

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