matten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tən/
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.tə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mat‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɑtən
Etymology 1
From the noun mat, cognate with the English noun mat, Latin matta.
Noun
matten
- plural of mat
Verb
matten
- to partake in a fist fight
Conjugation
| Conjugation of matten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | matten | |||
| past singular | matte | |||
| past participle | gemat | |||
| infinitive | matten | |||
| gerund | matten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | mat | matte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | mat | matte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | mat | matte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | mat | matte | ||
| 3rd person singular | mat | matte | ||
| plural | matten | matten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | matte | matte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | matten | matten | ||
| imperative sing. | mat | |||
| imperative plur.1 | mat | |||
| participles | mattend | gemat | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
Cognate with the English adjective mat.
Noun
matten
- plural of matte
Verb
matten
Conjugation
| Conjugation of matten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | matten | |||
| past singular | matte | |||
| past participle | gemat | |||
| infinitive | matten | |||
| gerund | matten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | mat | matte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | mat | matte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | mat | matte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | mat | matte | ||
| 3rd person singular | mat | matte | ||
| plural | matten | matten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | matte | matte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | matten | matten | ||
| imperative sing. | mat | |||
| imperative plur.1 | mat | |||
| participles | mattend | gemat | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
matten
- inflection of matt:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English meattan; equivalent to matte + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
matten
- plural of matte
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
matten m or f
- definite masculine singular of matte
Etymology 2
Noun
matten m
- definite singular of matte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
matten m
- definite singular of matte (Etymology 2)
Swedish
Noun
matten
- definite singular of matte