matea

See also: mateá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtea/ [maˈt̪e.a]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: ma‧te‧a

Etymology 1

Noun

matea f (plural mateas)

  1. female equivalent of mateo

Adjective

matea f

  1. feminine singular of mateo

Etymology 2

Verb

matea

  1. inflection of matear:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Tokelauan

Etymology

From mate (“to guess”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma.ˈte.a]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧te‧a

Verb

matea

  1. (transitive) to recognise
    • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎[1], page 1:
      Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.
      This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and [if] they live together in peace and happiness.

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 229
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