matat

See also: matât, mâtât, and mätät

Catalan

Pronunciation

Participle

matat (feminine matada, masculine plural matats, feminine plural matades)

  1. past participle of matar

Finnish

Adjective

matat

  1. nominative plural of matta

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

From the obsolete onomatopoeic verb mat +‎ -at (frequentative-causative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒtɒt]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tat
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

matat

  1. (intransitive, informal) to fumble, rummage, feel around
    Synonyms: keresgél, motoz, turkál, kutat, vájkál, kotorászik, kotor, (the latter two are transitive) túr
  2. (intransitive, informal) to potter around, be busy doing this and that (with slow movements)
    Synonym: tesz-vesz

Conjugation

Conjugation of matat
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. matatok matatsz matat matatunk matattok matatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. matattam matattál matatott matattunk matattatok matattak
def.
2nd obj
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. matatni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. mataték matatál matata matatánk matatátok matatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. matat vala, matatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. matatandok matatandasz matatand matatandunk matatandotok matatandanak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. matatnék matatnál matatna matatnánk matatnátok matatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. matatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. matassak matass or
matassál
matasson matassunk matassatok matassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. matatott légyen
infinitive matatni matatnom matatnod matatnia matatnunk matatnotok matatniuk
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
matatás matató matatott matatva (matatván)
Potential conjugation of matat
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. matathatok matathatsz matathat matathatunk matathattok matathatnak
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. matathattam matathattál matathatott matathattunk matathattatok matathattak
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. matathaték matathatál matathata matathatánk matathatátok matathatának
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. matathat vala, matathatott vala/volt.
archaic future indef. matathatandok
or matatandhatok
matathatandasz
or matatandhatsz
matathatand
or matatandhat
matathatandunk
or matatandhatunk
matathatandotok
or matatandhattok
matathatandanak
or matatandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. matathatnék matathatnál matathatna matathatnánk matathatnátok matathatnának
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. matathatott volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. matathassak matathass or
matathassál
matathasson matathassunk matathassatok matathassanak
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. matathatott légyen
infinitive (matathatni) (matathatnom) (matathatnod) (matathatnia) (matathatnunk) (matathatnotok) (matathatniuk)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(matathatva / matathatván)

Derived terms

  • matatás

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elmatat
  • kimatat

References

  1. ^ matat in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • matat in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Swedish

Verb

matat

  1. supine of mata

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