mătură

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See also: matura, Matura, mătura, and maturą

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from *metură (compare Aromanian meturã, Meglenitic m(i)etură, Istro-Romanian meture), from *metula (compare Albanian mettulë), from South Slavic *metla (“broom”) (compare Serbo-Croatian mètla, Slovene metla, Bulgarian метла (metla)). Another theory suggests possibly a substratum word, akin to Proto-Slavic *metla. More likely ultimately based on Late Latin matta (“mat of rushes”), possibly through a root *mattula, and perhaps influenced by metere. Another possibility is the Latin changing genders in transitioning to Romanian, resulting in a *mat, with plural mături leading to the singular mătură through false analogy. Has several near-cognates in Southern Italian dialects. Compare also Italian matta, Spanish mata.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mătură f (plural mături)

  1. broom

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mătură mătura mături măturile
genitive-dative mături măturii mături măturilor
vocative mătură, măturo măturilor

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