mattus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopated from *madĭtus (with subsequent assimilation of /dt/ to /tt/), from madēre (“be drunk, be wet”), itself from Proto-Italic *madēō, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet”). Cognate of Sanskrit मत्त (mattá, “drunk”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mattus (feminine matta, neuter mattum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. drunk, intoxicated
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ebrius

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative mattus matta mattum mattī mattae matta
genitive mattī mattae mattī mattōrum mattārum mattōrum
dative mattō mattae mattō mattīs
accusative mattum mattam mattum mattōs mattās matta
ablative mattō mattā mattō mattīs
vocative matte matta mattum mattī mattae matta

Synonyms

Descendants

  • French: mat
  • Italian: matto

References

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