Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
matu m
- genitive/dative/locative singular of mat
Etymology 2
Verb
matu
- first-person singular present of mást
Finnish
Etymology
Shortened from maahantunkeutuja (“country-intruder”); MV-lehti introduced the word in fall 2015[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑtu/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑtu
- Syllabification(key): ma‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): ma‧tu
Noun
matu (informal, derogatory)
- (Internet slang) immigrant, asylum seeker
Declension
| Inflection of matu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
matu
|
matut
|
| genitive
|
matun
|
matujen
|
| partitive
|
matua
|
matuja
|
| illative
|
matuun
|
matuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
matu
|
matut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
matu
|
matut
|
| gen.
|
matun
|
| genitive
|
matun
|
matujen
|
| partitive
|
matua
|
matuja
|
| inessive
|
matussa
|
matuissa
|
| elative
|
matusta
|
matuista
|
| illative
|
matuun
|
matuihin
|
| adessive
|
matulla
|
matuilla
|
| ablative
|
matulta
|
matuilta
|
| allative
|
matulle
|
matuille
|
| essive
|
matuna
|
matuina
|
| translative
|
matuksi
|
matuiksi
|
| abessive
|
matutta
|
matuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
matuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
matuni
|
matuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
matuni
|
matuni
|
| gen.
|
matuni
|
| genitive
|
matuni
|
matujeni
|
| partitive
|
matuani
|
matujani
|
| inessive
|
matussani
|
matuissani
|
| elative
|
matustani
|
matuistani
|
| illative
|
matuuni
|
matuihini
|
| adessive
|
matullani
|
matuillani
|
| ablative
|
matultani
|
matuiltani
|
| allative
|
matulleni
|
matuilleni
|
| essive
|
matunani
|
matuinani
|
| translative
|
matukseni
|
matuikseni
|
| abessive
|
matuttani
|
matuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
matuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
matusi
|
matusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
matusi
|
matusi
|
| gen.
|
matusi
|
| genitive
|
matusi
|
matujesi
|
| partitive
|
matuasi
|
matujasi
|
| inessive
|
matussasi
|
matuissasi
|
| elative
|
matustasi
|
matuistasi
|
| illative
|
matuusi
|
matuihisi
|
| adessive
|
matullasi
|
matuillasi
|
| ablative
|
matultasi
|
matuiltasi
|
| allative
|
matullesi
|
matuillesi
|
| essive
|
matunasi
|
matuinasi
|
| translative
|
matuksesi
|
matuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
matuttasi
|
matuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
matuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
matumme
|
matumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
matumme
|
matumme
|
| gen.
|
matumme
|
| genitive
|
matumme
|
matujemme
|
| partitive
|
matuamme
|
matujamme
|
| inessive
|
matussamme
|
matuissamme
|
| elative
|
matustamme
|
matuistamme
|
| illative
|
matuumme
|
matuihimme
|
| adessive
|
matullamme
|
matuillamme
|
| ablative
|
matultamme
|
matuiltamme
|
| allative
|
matullemme
|
matuillemme
|
| essive
|
matunamme
|
matuinamme
|
| translative
|
matuksemme
|
matuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
matuttamme
|
matuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
matuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
matunne
|
matunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
matunne
|
matunne
|
| gen.
|
matunne
|
| genitive
|
matunne
|
matujenne
|
| partitive
|
matuanne
|
matujanne
|
| inessive
|
matussanne
|
matuissanne
|
| elative
|
matustanne
|
matuistanne
|
| illative
|
matuunne
|
matuihinne
|
| adessive
|
matullanne
|
matuillanne
|
| ablative
|
matultanne
|
matuiltanne
|
| allative
|
matullenne
|
matuillenne
|
| essive
|
matunanne
|
matuinanne
|
| translative
|
matuksenne
|
matuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
matuttanne
|
matuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
matuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
matunsa
|
matunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
matunsa
|
matunsa
|
| gen.
|
matunsa
|
| genitive
|
matunsa
|
matujensa
|
| partitive
|
matuaan
matuansa
|
matujaan
matujansa
|
| inessive
|
matussaan
matussansa
|
matuissaan
matuissansa
|
| elative
|
matustaan
matustansa
|
matuistaan
matuistansa
|
| illative
|
matuunsa
|
matuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
matullaan
matullansa
|
matuillaan
matuillansa
|
| ablative
|
matultaan
matultansa
|
matuiltaan
matuiltansa
|
| allative
|
matulleen
matullensa
|
matuilleen
matuillensa
|
| essive
|
matunaan
matunansa
|
matuinaan
matuinansa
|
| translative
|
matukseen
matuksensa
|
matuikseen
matuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
matuttaan
matuttansa
|
matuittaan
matuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
matuineen
matuinensa
|
|
See also
Anagrams
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”), from Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
matu (plural matut)
- lid
- door
Piitap qimmeq matukkut takuaa.- Peter saw the dog through the door.
Declension
Declension of matu
| case
|
singular
|
plural
|
| absolutive
|
matu
|
matut
|
| ergative
|
matup
|
| allative
|
matumut
|
matunut
|
| ablative
|
matumit
|
matuniit
|
| prolative
|
matukkut
|
matutigut
|
| locative
|
matumi
|
matuni
|
| instrumental
|
matumik
|
matunik
|
| equative
|
matusut
|
References
- Stian Lybech, An Introduction to West Greenlandic, 2022, p. 139
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese mata. Cognate with Kabuverdianu matu.
Noun
matu
- forest
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese mata.
Noun
matu
- forest
Latvian
Noun
matu m
- inflection of mats (“hair”):
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Noun
matù
- instrumental singular of mãtas (“measure”)
Old Irish
Verb
matu
- third-person plural present indicative of masu
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.tu/
- Rhymes: -atu
- Syllabification: ma‧tu
Noun
matu m inan
- genitive singular of mat