ματτύη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μᾰττῠ́ᾱ (măttŭ́ā), μᾰττῠ́ης (măttŭ́ēs)

Etymology

Originally analyzed as a derivative of μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), but according to Beekes the α- vocalism in the root and the presence of a double -ττ- rather point to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mat.tý.ɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /matˈty.e̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /matˈty.i/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /matˈty.i/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /maˈti.i/

Noun

μᾰττῠ́η • (măttŭ́ē) f (genitive μᾰττῠ́ης); first declension

Macedonian or Thessalian dish made of hashed meat, poultry and herbs, and served cold as a dessert

Inflection

First declension of ἡ μᾰττῠ́η; τῆς μᾰττῠ́ης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ μᾰττῠ́η hē măttŭ́ē	τὼ μᾰττῠ́ᾱ tṑ măttŭ́ā	αἱ μᾰττῠ́αι hai măttŭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς μᾰττῠ́ης tês măttŭ́ēs	τοῖν μᾰττῠ́αιν toîn măttŭ́ain	τῶν μᾰττῠῶν tôn măttŭôn
Dative	τῇ μᾰττῠ́ῃ tēî măttŭ́ēi	τοῖν μᾰττῠ́αιν toîn măttŭ́ain	ταῖς μᾰττῠ́αις taîs măttŭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν μᾰττῠ́ην tḕn măttŭ́ēn	τὼ μᾰττῠ́ᾱ tṑ măttŭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς μᾰττῠ́ᾱς tā̀s măttŭ́ās
Vocative	μᾰττῠ́η măttŭ́ē	μᾰττῠ́ᾱ măttŭ́ā	μᾰττῠ́αι măttŭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ματτυάζω (mattuázō)
ματτυοκόπης (mattuokópēs)
ματτυολοιχός (mattuoloikhós)

Descendants

→ Latin: mattea