matan
Asturian
Verb
matan
- third-person plural present subjunctive of matar
Finnish
Adjective
matan
- genitive singular of matta
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
matan
- third-person plural present indicative of matar
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmadan]
Noun
matan f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | matanL | matainL | maitneaH |
| vocative | matanL | matainL | maitneaH |
| accusative | matainN | matainL | maitneaH |
| genitive | maitneH | matanL | matanN |
| dative | matainL | maitneaib | maitneaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Related terms
- matindae
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Greater Poland):
- (Kociewie) IPA(key): /ˈma.tan/
Noun
matan m inan
Further reading
- Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “matan”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 155
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmatan/ [ˈma.t̪ãn]
- Rhymes: -atan
- Syllabification: ma‧tan
Verb
matan
- third-person plural present indicative of matar
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa. Compare Malay mata.
Noun
matan
Volapük
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maˈtan]
Noun
matan (nominative plural matans)
- spouse (husband or wife), consort
- married (one) (acting semantically as the English adjective, though literally: "married person")
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | matan | matans |
| genitive | matana | matanas |
| dative | matane | matanes |
| accusative | matani | matanis |
| vocative 1 | o matan! | o matans! |
| predicative 2 | matanu | matanus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- matanapär (“husband and wife, married couple”)
- matanik (“spousal”)
Related terms
Yámana
Noun
matan