matula

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• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈma.tʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmaː.t̪u.la]

matula f (genitive matulae); first declension

1. vessel for liquids
2. chamber pot
3. (figuratively, derogatory) simpleton, idiot

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus

Usually feminine, but becomes masculine when referring to male simpletons.

First-declension noun.

• matella
• matelliō

• “matula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• matula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

From matka +‎ -ula.

• IPA^(key): /maˈtu.la/

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• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: ma‧tu‧la
• Homophone: Matula

matula f (diminutive (dialectal) matulejka)

1. (archaic, endearing) mommy

   Synonym: mamusia

• matula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• matula in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Back-formation from matulagem.

• Hyphenation: ma‧tu‧la

matula f (plural matulas)

1. (collective) mob

   Synonym: corja

From Arabic مَفْتُول (maftūl, “tightly twisted”).

• IPA^(key): /maˈtula/ [maˈt̪u.la]
• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: ma‧tu‧la

matula f (plural matulas)

1. wick (of a candle, lamp, etc.)

   Synonym: torcida

• “matula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024