matten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tən/
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mat‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɑtən
Etymology 1
From the noun mat, cognate with the English noun mat, Latin matta.
Noun
matten
- plural of mat
Verb
matten
- to partake in a fist fight
Conjugation
Conjugation of matten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | matten | |||
past singular | matte | |||
past participle | gemat | |||
infinitive | matten | |||
gerund | matten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | mat | matte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | mat | matte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | mat | matte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | mat | matte | ||
3rd person singular | mat | matte | ||
plural | matten | matten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | matte | matte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | matten | matten | ||
imperative sing. | mat | |||
imperative plur.1 | mat | |||
participles | mattend | gemat | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2
Cognate with the English adjective mat.
Noun
matten
- plural of matte
Verb
matten
Conjugation
Conjugation of matten (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | matten | |||
past singular | matte | |||
past participle | gemat | |||
infinitive | matten | |||
gerund | matten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | mat | matte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | mat | matte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | mat | matte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | mat | matte | ||
3rd person singular | mat | matte | ||
plural | matten | matten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | matte | matte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | matten | matten | ||
imperative sing. | mat | |||
imperative plur.1 | mat | |||
participles | mattend | gemat | ||
1) Archaic. |
Synonyms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
matten
- inflection of matt:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English meattan; equivalent to matte + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
matten
- plural of matte
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
matten m or f
- definite masculine singular of matte
Etymology 2
Noun
matten m
- definite singular of matte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
matten m
- definite singular of matte (Etymology 2)
Swedish
Noun
matten
- definite singular of matte