matt

See also: Matt, mAtt, mätt, mått, and Matt.

English

Adjective

matt

  1. (Chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of matte
    • 2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, page 250:
      Outside the sky was low and hard and cold, with a matt texture I recognized from when I'd lived around here.

Noun

matt

  1. Alternative spelling of mat (an alloy in coppersmithing)

Estonian

Noun

matt (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. checkmate (chess)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mat/
  • Rhymes: -at
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Adjective

matt (comparative matter, superlative am mattesten)

  1. dull (not shiny)
  2. exhausted, weak, feeble (not lively, vigorous, energetic)
    • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624:
      Während der langen Heimfahrt senkte sich allmählich eine matte Stimmung über die sonst so unermüdlich frohe Gesellschaft.
      During the long trip home, gradually a feeble mood came down on the otherwise so tirelessly cheery group.

Declension

Comparative forms of matt
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist matter sie ist matter es ist matter sie sind matter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative matterer mattere matteres mattere
genitive matteren matterer matteren matterer
dative matterem matterer matterem matteren
accusative matteren mattere matteres mattere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der mattere die mattere das mattere die matteren
genitive des matteren der matteren des matteren der matteren
dative dem matteren der matteren dem matteren den matteren
accusative den matteren die mattere das mattere die matteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein matterer eine mattere ein matteres (keine) matteren
genitive eines matteren einer matteren eines matteren (keiner) matteren
dative einem matteren einer matteren einem matteren (keinen) matteren
accusative einen matteren eine mattere ein matteres (keine) matteren

See also

Further reading

  • matt in Duden online

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matadak.

Verb

matt

  1. (Salaca) creep

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑt
  • Homophone: Matt

Adjective

matt (masculine matten, neuter matt, comparative méi matt, superlative am mattsten)

  1. matte, dull, wan
  2. feeble, weary

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French mat and German matt

Adjective

matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattere, indefinite superlative mattest, definite superlative matteste)

  1. (colour) dull, matt
  2. weak, feeble, listless
  3. (chess) checkmated
  4. (glass) frosted

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French mat and German matt

Adjective

matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattare, indefinite superlative mattast, definite superlative mattaste)

  1. (colour) dull, matt
  2. weak, feeble, listless
  3. (chess) checkmated
  4. (glass) frosted

References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German matt.

Adjective

matt

  1. weak, faint

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mat/
    Audio(file)

Adjective

matt (comparative mattare, superlative mattast)

  1. weak, listless
  2. (of colours) matte
  3. (chess) checkmate, in the phrase göra någon matt

Declension

Inflection of matt
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular matt mattare mattast
Neuter singular matt mattare mattast
Plural matta mattare mattast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 matte mattare mattaste
All matta mattare mattaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Antonyms

See also

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