mattur

See also: máttur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmahtʏr/
    Rhymes: -ahtʏr

Adjective

mattur (comparative mattari, superlative mattastur)

  1. matte

Declension

Positive forms of mattur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mattur mött matt
accusative mattan matta
dative möttum mattri möttu
genitive matts mattrar matts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mattir mattar mött
accusative matta
dative möttum
genitive mattra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative matti matta matta
acc/dat/gen matta möttu
plural (all-case) möttu
Comparative forms of mattur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) mattari mattari mattara
plural (all-case) mattari
Superlative forms of mattur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mattastur möttust mattast
accusative mattastan mattasta
dative möttustum mattastri möttustu
genitive mattasts mattastrar mattasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mattastir mattastar möttust
accusative mattasta
dative möttustum
genitive mattastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mattasti mattasta mattasta
acc/dat/gen mattasta möttustu
plural (all-case) möttustu

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mataR. Cognates include Northern Tepehuan máúturai, O'odham maccuḍ.

Noun

mattur (plural mamattur or mamtur)

  1. metate (grinding stone)

References

  • Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎[1], electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 124