# matala
## Asturian
### Etymology

matar +‎ la

### Verb

matala
* Compound of matar + la

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑtɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑtɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧la

### Adjective

matala (comparative matalampi, superlative matalin)
* low (small in height)
    Antonym: korkea
    matala aita ― a low fence
    matala huone ― a low room
    matala pöytä ― a low table
* low (situated close to, or even below, the ground)
    Synonym: alhainen
    Antonym: korkea
    matala mäki ― a low hill
* shallow (not extending far down relative to breadth or width)
    Antonym: syvä
    matala järvi ― a shallow lake
* low (not high in amount or quantity)
    Synonym: alhainen
    Antonym: korkea
    matala lämpötila ― a low temperature
* (music) low-pitched, low
    Antonym: korkea
** (informal) Synonym of alavireinen (“flat”).

#### Usage notes

matala can be used to mean "shallow" as long as there is no risk of confusion with the other meaning "low". This almost always applies in terms of vertical depth, such as when talking about a body of water, a trench, a dish or receptacle, a cut or wound, etc. In case of horizontal depth, such as of a shelf or cabinet, other terms are used; a shallow bookshelf could be described as syvyydeltään kapea (literally “narrow by depth”) or syvyyssuunnassa kapea (literally “narrow in the depth direction”); terms such as lyhyt (literally “short”) or litteä (literally “flat”) may also be used in some cases.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of matala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalani
matalani
accusative
nom.
matalani
matalani
gen.
matalani
genitive
matalani
matalieni matalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaani
mataliani
inessive
matalassani
matalissani
elative
matalastani
matalistani
illative
matalaani
mataliini
adessive
matalallani
matalillani
ablative
matalaltani
mataliltani
allative
matalalleni
matalilleni
essive
matalanani
matalinani
translative
matalakseni
matalikseni
abessive
matalattani
matalittani
instructive
comitative
—matalineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalasi
matalasi
accusative
nom.
matalasi
matalasi
gen.
matalasi
genitive
matalasi
mataliesi matalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaasi
mataliasi
inessive
matalassasi
matalissasi
elative
matalastasi
matalistasi
illative
matalaasi
mataliisi
adessive
matalallasi
matalillasi
ablative
matalaltasi
mataliltasi
allative
matalallesi
matalillesi
essive
matalanasi
matalinasi
translative
matalaksesi
mataliksesi
abessive
matalattasi
matalittasi
instructive
comitative
—matalinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalamme
matalamme
accusative
nom.
matalamme
matalamme
gen.
matalamme
genitive
matalamme
mataliemme matalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaamme
mataliamme
inessive
matalassamme
matalissamme
elative
matalastamme
matalistamme
illative
matalaamme
mataliimme
adessive
matalallamme
matalillamme
ablative
matalaltamme
mataliltamme
allative
matalallemme
matalillemme
essive
matalanamme
matalinamme
translative
matalaksemme
mataliksemme
abessive
matalattamme
matalittamme
instructive
comitative
—matalinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalanne
matalanne
accusative
nom.
matalanne
matalanne
gen.
matalanne
genitive
matalanne
matalienne matalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaanne
matalianne
inessive
matalassanne
matalissanne
elative
matalastanne
matalistanne
illative
matalaanne
mataliinne
adessive
matalallanne
matalillanne
ablative
matalaltanne
mataliltanne
allative
matalallenne
matalillenne
essive
matalananne
matalinanne
translative
matalaksenne
mataliksenne
abessive
matalattanne
matalittanne
instructive
comitative
—matalinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalansa
matalansa
accusative
nom.
matalansa
matalansa
gen.
matalansa
genitive
matalansa
mataliensa matalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaansa
mataliaan mataliansa
inessive
matalassaan matalassansa
matalissaan matalissansa
elative
matalastaan matalastansa
matalistaan matalistansa
illative
matalaansa
mataliinsa
adessive
matalallaan matalallansa
matalillaan matalillansa
ablative
matalaltaan matalaltansa
mataliltaan mataliltansa
allative
matalalleen matalallensa
matalilleen matalillensa
essive
matalanaan matalanansa
matalinaan matalinansa
translative
matalakseen matalaksensa
matalikseen mataliksensa
abessive
matalattaan matalattansa
matalittaan matalittansa
instructive
comitative
—matalineen matalinensa :
Now rare:
Possessive forms of matala (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalani
matalani
accusative
nom.
matalani
matalani
gen.
matalani
genitive
matalani
matalieni mataloideni mataloitteni matalojeni $^{rare}$ matalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaani
mataliani mataloitani matalojani $^{rare}$
inessive
matalassani
mataloissani matalissani
elative
matalastani
mataloistani matalistani
illative
matalaani
mataliini mataloihini
adessive
matalallani
mataloillani matalillani
ablative
matalaltani
mataloiltani mataliltani
allative
matalalleni
mataloilleni matalilleni
essive
matalanani
mataloinani matalinani
translative
matalakseni
mataloikseni matalikseni
abessive
matalattani
mataloittani matalittani
instructive
comitative
—mataloineni matalineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalasi
matalasi
accusative
nom.
matalasi
matalasi
gen.
matalasi
genitive
matalasi
mataliesi mataloidesi mataloittesi matalojesi $^{rare}$ matalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaasi
mataliasi mataloitasi matalojasi $^{rare}$
inessive
matalassasi
mataloissasi matalissasi
elative
matalastasi
mataloistasi matalistasi
illative
matalaasi
mataliisi mataloihisi
adessive
matalallasi
mataloillasi matalillasi
ablative
matalaltasi
mataloiltasi mataliltasi
allative
matalallesi
mataloillesi matalillesi
essive
matalanasi
mataloinasi matalinasi
translative
matalaksesi
mataloiksesi mataliksesi
abessive
matalattasi
mataloittasi matalittasi
instructive
comitative
—mataloinesi matalinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalamme
matalamme
accusative
nom.
matalamme
matalamme
gen.
matalamme
genitive
matalamme
mataliemme mataloidemme mataloittemme matalojemme $^{rare}$ matalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaamme
mataliamme mataloitamme matalojamme $^{rare}$
inessive
matalassamme
mataloissamme matalissamme
elative
matalastamme
mataloistamme matalistamme
illative
matalaamme
mataliimme mataloihimme
adessive
matalallamme
mataloillamme matalillamme
ablative
matalaltamme
mataloiltamme mataliltamme
allative
matalallemme
mataloillemme matalillemme
essive
matalanamme
mataloinamme matalinamme
translative
matalaksemme
mataloiksemme mataliksemme
abessive
matalattamme
mataloittamme matalittamme
instructive
comitative
—mataloinemme matalinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalanne
matalanne
accusative
nom.
matalanne
matalanne
gen.
matalanne
genitive
matalanne
matalienne mataloidenne mataloittenne matalojenne $^{rare}$ matalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaanne
matalianne mataloitanne matalojanne $^{rare}$
inessive
matalassanne
mataloissanne matalissanne
elative
matalastanne
mataloistanne matalistanne
illative
matalaanne
mataliinne mataloihinne
adessive
matalallanne
mataloillanne matalillanne
ablative
matalaltanne
mataloiltanne mataliltanne
allative
matalallenne
mataloillenne matalillenne
essive
matalananne
mataloinanne matalinanne
translative
matalaksenne
mataloiksenne mataliksenne
abessive
matalattanne
mataloittanne matalittanne
instructive
comitative
—mataloinenne matalinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matalansa
matalansa
accusative
nom.
matalansa
matalansa
gen.
matalansa
genitive
matalansa
mataliensa mataloidensa mataloittensa matalojensa $^{rare}$ matalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
matalaansa
mataliaan mataloitaan mataliansa mataloitansa matalojaan $^{rare}$ matalojansa $^{rare}$
inessive
matalassaan matalassansa
mataloissaan matalissaan mataloissansa matalissansa
elative
matalastaan matalastansa
mataloistaan matalistaan mataloistansa matalistansa
illative
matalaansa
mataliinsa mataloihinsa
adessive
matalallaan matalallansa
mataloillaan matalillaan mataloillansa matalillansa
ablative
matalaltaan matalaltansa
mataloiltaan mataliltaan mataloiltansa mataliltansa
allative
matalalleen matalallensa
mataloilleen matalilleen mataloillensa matalillensa
essive
matalanaan matalanansa
mataloinaan matalinaan mataloinansa matalinansa
translative
matalakseen matalaksensa
mataloikseen matalikseen mataloiksensa mataliksensa
abessive
matalattaan matalattansa
mataloittaan matalittaan mataloittansa matalittansa
instructive
comitative
—mataloineen matalineen mataloinensa matalinensa :

#### Derived terms

* madaltaa
* matalahko
* matalasti
* matalikko
* mataloittaa
* mataloitua
* mataluus
* matala-aktiivinen
* matala-aktiivisuus
* matala-annoksinen
* matalaenergiainen
* matalaenergiatalo
* matalahiilihydraattinen
* matalajaksoinen
* matalajalkainen
* matalajännite
* matalajännitteinen
* matalakalorinen
* matalakantainen
* matalakasvuinen
* matalakirkollinen
* matalakorkoinen
* matalalattiabussi
* matalalattiajuna
* matalalattiaraitiovaunu
* matalalento
* matalalämpökypsennys
* matalameri
* matalamielinen
* Matalamäki
* matalaoktaaninen
* matalaotsainen
* matalapaine
* matalapaineinen
* matalapalkka-ala
* matalapalkkainen
* matalaperustus
* matalarantainen
* matalareunainen
* matalasesonki
* matalasuhdanne
* matalataajuusoskillaattori
* matalatasoinen
* matalatehoinen
* matalatorjunta
* matalavaahtoinen
* matalavalvontatutka
* matalavesi
* matalaviritteinen
* matalaääninen
* matalenergiatalo
* rantamatala

### Further reading

* “matala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Maltaa, laamat, lamaat, lamata, maalta

## Hausa
### Etymology

From French matelas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mà.tà.lâː/

### Noun

màtàlâ f (possessed form màtàlân)
* (Niger) mattress
    Synonym: katifa

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala. Cognates include Finnish matala and Estonian madal.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈmɑtɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑtɑɫ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈmɑtɑːlɑ/, [ˈmɑtˑɑːɫɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑtɑl, -ɑtɑːlɑ
* Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧la

### Noun

matala
* wash (area of shallow water)

### Adjective

matala (comparative matalamp)
* shallow
** 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 15:Lavvaal (kanneel) pantii 6 syvvää tarelkaa i 2 matalaa.On the table (table) there are 6 deep dishes and 2 shallow ones.
* low, low-lying
** 1936, V. I. Junus, N. A. Iljin, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61:Ennen hailiverkot olivat matalat.Before, the herring nets were low-lying.
* (music) low

#### Synonyms

* (shallow): matalikko
* (low-lying): notko, alanikko

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “shallow”): syvä
* (antonym(s) of “low-lying”): korkia
* (antonym(s) of “music”): korkia

#### Derived terms

* matalain
* matalikko
* matalus

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 42
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 299

## Spanish
### Verb

matala
* second-person singular voseo imperative of matar combined with la