matten

See also: Matten and måtten

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tən/
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: mat‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɑtən

Etymology 1

From the noun mat, cognate with the English noun mat, Latin matta.

Noun

matten

  1. plural of mat

Verb

matten

  1. to partake in a fist fight
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.

Etymology 2

Cognate with the English adjective mat.

Noun

matten

  1. plural of matte

Verb

matten

  1. (transitive) to dull or render mat
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

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Adjective

matten

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English meattan; equivalent to matte +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

matten

  1. plural of matte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

matten m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of matte

Etymology 2

Noun

matten m

  1. definite singular of matte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

matten m

  1. definite singular of matte (Etymology 2)

Swedish

Noun

matten

  1. definite singular of matte