matie

See also: maᵗⁱᵉ and Matie

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to maatje?”)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæti/

Noun

matie (plural maties)

  1. (UK and Scotland, archaic) A fat herring with undeveloped roe.[1]

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪti/

Noun

matie (plural maties)

  1. Alternative spelling of matey.

References

  1. ^ “matie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Tahitian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tahitic *matie "grass". Cognate with Maori mātie.

Noun

matie

  1. grass
Derived terms
  • matie māʻohi
  • matie taravao
  • matie tātahi
  • tāpu matie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

matie

  1. clipping of nīnamu matie (“green”)

References

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