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Carpathian Rusyn

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic мати (mati), from Proto-Slavic *mati.

Noun

мати (maty)

  1. mother
    Няньо і мати Енді ВарголаNjanʹo i maty Endi VarholaFather and mother of Andy Warhol

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *jьmati.

Verb

ма́ти (mátyimpf

  1. (transitive) to have

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫtiti.

Pronunciation

Verb

мати (mati) third-singular presentimpf (perfective измати)

  1. (transitive) to stir
  2. (intransitive) to plot, scheme
  3. (transitive) to swindle
  4. (transitive) to cloud, blur

Conjugation

Conjugation of мати (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine мател (matel) adjectival participle матен (maten)
feminine матела (matela) adverbial participle матејќи (matejḱi)
neuter матело (matelo) verbal noun матење (matenje)
plural мателе (matele) perfect participle матено (mateno)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular матам (matam) матев (matev)
2nd singular матиш (matiš) матеше (mateše) мати (mati)
3rd singular мати (mati) матеше (mateše)
1st plural матиме (matime) матевме (matevme)
2nd plural матите (matite) матевте (matevte) матете (matete)
3rd plural матат (matat) матеа (matea)
compound tenses
perfect сум мател (sum matel) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам матено (imam mateno) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев мател (bev matel) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав матено (imav mateno) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал матено (sum imal mateno) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе матам (ḱe matam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам матено (ḱe imam mateno) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе матев (ḱe matev) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав матено (ḱe imav mateno) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум мател (ḱe sum matel) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал матено (ḱe sum imal mateno) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би мател (bi matel) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал матено (bi imal mateno) conditional of има + perfect participle

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mati.

Noun

мати (matif

  1. mother

Declension

Declension of мати (r-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative мати
mati
матери
materi
матери
materi
genitive матере
matere
матероу
materu
матеръ
materŭ
dative матери
materi
матерьма
materĭma
матерьмъ
materĭmŭ
accusative матерь
materĭ
матери
materi
матери
materi
instrumental матерьѭ
materĭjǫ
матерьма
materĭma
матерьми
materĭmi
locative матери
materi
матероу
materu
матерьхъ
materĭxŭ
vocative мати
mati
матери
materi
матери
materi

See also

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑti//ˈmatʲi//ˈmatʲi/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmɑti/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmatʲi/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈmatʲi/

  • Hyphenation: ма‧ти

Noun

мати (matif

  1. mother
  2. foundation

Declension

Declension of мати (r-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative мати
mati
матери
materi
матере
matere
genitive матере
matere
матеру
materu
матеръ
materŭ
dative матери
materi
матерьма
materĭma
матерьмъ
materĭmŭ
accusative матерь
materĭ
матери
materi
матери
materi
instrumental матерьѭ
materĭjǫ
матерьма
materĭma
матерьми
materĭmi
locative матере
matere
матеру
materu
матерьхъ
materĭxŭ
vocative мати
mati
матери
materi
матере
matere

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Belarusian: ма́ці (máci)
  • Russian: мать (matʹ), ма́ти (máti) (archaic)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ма́ти (máty)
  • Ukrainian: ма́ти (máty)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “мати”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 118

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

PIE word
*méh₂tēr

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *màti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (mother).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ма‧ти

Noun

мати (matif

  1. mother

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • мати”, in “Birchbark Letters Corpus”, in Russian National Corpus, https://ruscorpora.ru, 2003–2025
  • Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 735

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

ма́ти (mátif anim (genitive ма́тери, nominative plural ма́тери, genitive plural матере́й)

  1. obsolete form of мать (matʹ)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mâti/
  • mȁti:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ма‧ти

Noun

ма̏ти f (Latin spelling mȁti)

  1. mother
    Synonym: ма̑јка

Declension

Declension of мати
singular plural
nominative ма̏ти/ма̏те̄р матере
genitive ма̏тере̄ матера
dative ма̏тери матерама
accusative ма̏те̄р матере
vocative мати матере
locative ма̏тери матерама
instrumental матером матерама

Derived terms

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic мати (mati), from Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

ма́ти (mátyf pers (genitive ма́тері, nominative plural матері́, genitive plural матері́в)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: ма́ма (máma), (less common) не́ня (nénja)
Declension
Declension of ма́ти
(pers 3rd-decl fem-form accent-c і-е)
singular plural
nominative ма́ти
máty
матері́
materí
genitive ма́тері
máteri
матері́в
materív
dative ма́тері
máteri
матеря́м
materjám
accusative ма́тір
mátir
матері́в
materív
instrumental ма́тір'ю
mátirʺju
матеря́ми
materjámy
locative ма́тері
máteri
матеря́х
materjáx
vocative ма́ти
máty
матері́
materí

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *jьmati.

Verb

ма́ти (mátyimpf

  1. to have
    Якщо́ роботода́вець відправля́є у відря́дження жі́нку, яка́ ма́є дити́ну ві́ком до трьох ро́ків, це вважа́тиметься пору́шенням законода́вства.
    Jakščó robotodávecʹ vidpravljáje u vidrjádžennja žínku, jaká máje dytýnu víkom do trʹox rókiv, ce vvažátymetʹsja porúšennjam zakonodávstva.
    If an employer sends a woman who has a child under the age of three on a business trip, this will be considered a violation of the law.
  2. to have to; to be obliged (to do something) (+ infinitive)
    Він мав працюва́ти вчо́ра.Vin mav pracjuváty včóra.He had to work yesterday.
Conjugation

References

Further reading