matte

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See also: Matte, matté, mätte, måtte, and maťte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mat.

Pronunciation

Noun

matte (plural mattes)

  1. (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
    Synonyms: mat, matting, passe-partout
    The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).
  2. (film) A background, often painted or created with computers
    Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means.
  3. (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.

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Translations

Adjective

matte (comparative more matte, superlative most matte)

  1. (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
    Synonyms: (UK) matt, flat; see also Thesaurus:dim
    Antonym: glossy
    Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface.
    a matte lipstick

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

matte

  1. inflection of mat:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Verb

matte

  1. inflection of matten:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

French

Pronunciation

Verb

matte

  1. inflection of matter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

matte

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmat.te/
  • Rhymes: -atte
  • Hyphenation: màt‧te

Adjective

matte pl

  1. plural of matta

Noun

matte f

  1. plural of matta

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Japanese

Romanization

matte

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まって

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English meatte, meatta, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician.

Pronunciation

Noun

matte (plural mattes or matten)

  1. mat (piece of coarse material)
  2. (rare) A coarse pad for a bed.

Descendants

  • English: mat (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: mat

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

Adjective

matte

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

Noun

matte m or f (definite singular matta or matten, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

  1. a mat or rug
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

matte m (definite singular matten)

  1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

Etymology 4

Verb

matte

  1. to make something dull, matt
  2. to deliver a checkmate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

matte

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

Noun

matte f (definite singular matta, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

  1. a mat or rug
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

matte m (definite singular matten)

  1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

Etymology 4

Verb

matte

  1. to make something dull, matt

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Adjective

matte

  1. inflection of matta (“intoxicated”):
    1. locative singular masculine/neuter
    2. accusative plural masculine
    3. vocative singular feminine

Portuguese

Verb

matte

  1. inflection of mattar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

matte

  1. definite natural masculine singular of matt

Noun

matte c

  1. female owner of a pet; clipping of matmor.
    Ja var är matte? Var är matte?
    Yes where is mommy? Where is mommy?
  2. (uncountable, colloquial) maths; clipping of matematik.
    Är du klar med matten tills imorgon?
    Are you done with the math for tomorrow?
  3. Alternative spelling of mate (“maté”)
  4. 16th–17th century spelling of matta (“coarse protective material”)

Declension

Declension of matte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative matte matten mattar mattarna
Genitive mattes mattens mattars mattarnas

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “female pet owner”): husse (“master, male owner”)

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