mattuc

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mattjuk (“mattock, ploughshare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *met- (“to cut, reap”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑt.tuk/

Noun

mattuc m

  1. a mattock or pickaxe

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative mattuc mattucas
accusative mattuc mattucas
genitive mattuces mattuca
dative mattuce mattucum

Descendants

  • Middle English: mattok, mattock, mattoke, mattokke
    • English: mattock
    • Yola: mattoke

References

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