# matto
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowing from Swedish matta (“carpet”), ultimately from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑtːo/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑtːo
* Hyphenation: mat‧to

### Noun

matto
* carpet, mat, rug
    lentävä matto ― flying carpet
* (figuratively, chiefly in compounds) mat (thick layer of something that resembles a mat or carpet)
    ruohomatto ― mat of grass
* (athletics) mat (floor pad to protect athletes)
* mat, blasting mat (heavy, flexible cover, often made of used rubber tires and used to prevent debris from flying around during rock blasting)
* (dialectal) tapestry, esp. of rya type
* Synonym of kuli (“certain old unit of measure for weight”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of matto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattoni
mattoni
accusative
nom.
mattoni
mattoni
gen.
mattoni
genitive
mattoni
mattojeni
partitive
mattoani
mattojani
inessive
matossani
matoissani
elative
matostani
matoistani
illative
mattooni
mattoihini
adessive
matollani
matoillani
ablative
matoltani
matoiltani
allative
matolleni
matoilleni
essive
mattonani
mattoinani
translative
matokseni
matoikseni
abessive
matottani
matoittani
instructive
comitative
—mattoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattosi
mattosi
accusative
nom.
mattosi
mattosi
gen.
mattosi
genitive
mattosi
mattojesi
partitive
mattoasi
mattojasi
inessive
matossasi
matoissasi
elative
matostasi
matoistasi
illative
mattoosi
mattoihisi
adessive
matollasi
matoillasi
ablative
matoltasi
matoiltasi
allative
matollesi
matoillesi
essive
mattonasi
mattoinasi
translative
matoksesi
matoiksesi
abessive
matottasi
matoittasi
instructive
comitative
—mattoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattomme
mattomme
accusative
nom.
mattomme
mattomme
gen.
mattomme
genitive
mattomme
mattojemme
partitive
mattoamme
mattojamme
inessive
matossamme
matoissamme
elative
matostamme
matoistamme
illative
mattoomme
mattoihimme
adessive
matollamme
matoillamme
ablative
matoltamme
matoiltamme
allative
matollemme
matoillemme
essive
mattonamme
mattoinamme
translative
matoksemme
matoiksemme
abessive
matottamme
matoittamme
instructive
comitative
—mattoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattonne
mattonne
accusative
nom.
mattonne
mattonne
gen.
mattonne
genitive
mattonne
mattojenne
partitive
mattoanne
mattojanne
inessive
matossanne
matoissanne
elative
matostanne
matoistanne
illative
mattoonne
mattoihinne
adessive
matollanne
matoillanne
ablative
matoltanne
matoiltanne
allative
matollenne
matoillenne
essive
mattonanne
mattoinanne
translative
matoksenne
matoiksenne
abessive
matottanne
matoittanne
instructive
comitative
—mattoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattonsa
mattonsa
accusative
nom.
mattonsa
mattonsa
gen.
mattonsa
genitive
mattonsa
mattojensa
partitive
mattoaan mattoansa
mattojaan mattojansa
inessive
matossaan matossansa
matoissaan matoissansa
elative
matostaan matostansa
matoistaan matoistansa
illative
mattoonsa
mattoihinsa
adessive
matollaan matollansa
matoillaan matoillansa
ablative
matoltaan matoltansa
matoiltaan matoiltansa
allative
matolleen matollensa
matoilleen matoillensa
essive
mattonaan mattonansa
mattoinaan mattoinansa
translative
matokseen matoksensa
matoikseen matoiksensa
abessive
matottaan matottansa
matoittaan matoittansa
instructive
comitative
—mattoineen mattoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (athletics): tatami (floor pad in some martial arts)
* (tapestry): seinävaate, ryijy

#### Derived terms

* aito matto
* ammematto
* bitumimatto
* eteismatto
* hiirimatto
* huopamatto
* hyppymatto
* joogamatto
* jumppamatto
* juoksumatto
* juurimatto
* juuttimatto
* kaislamatto
* karvalankamatto
* kaukalomatto
* keinutuolinmatto
* kokolattiamatto
* korkkimatto
* kumimatto
* kuramatto
* kylpymatto
* kynnysmatto
* käytävämatto
* lattiamatto
* liukuestematto
* maissimatto
* matonkude
* matonpesu
* mattoharja
* mattokauppa
* mattokauppias
* mattokutomo
* mattokäärme
* mattolaituri
* mattoliike
* mattomankeli
* mattopaini
* mattopesula
* mattopiiska
* mattopommitus
* mattopuukko
* mattopyton
* mattosuutin
* mattoteippi
* mattoteline
* mattotuomari
* mattoveitsi
* muovimatto
* neulehuopamatto
* niinimatto
* nukkamatto
* nurmimatto
* olkimatto
* ovenedusmatto
* ovimatto
* paimenmatto
* paimentolaismatto
* painimatto
* piikkimatto
* plyysimatto
* puuvillamatto
* rahkamatto
* riepumatto
* riippumatto
* ritilämatto
* rukousmatto
* ruohomatto
* ruokomatto
* ryijymatto
* räsymatto
* sammalmatto
* silkkimatto
* sisalmatto
* taikamatto
* tekstiilimatto
* telamatto
* tuntomatto
* vaihtomatto
* villamatto
* voimistelumatto
* äänimatto

### Further reading

* “matto”, 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

* matot

## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), itself either from a contraction of a form *madĭtus (as a past participle of Latin madeō), or madidus (“drunk, tipsy”). Cognate to French mat (“matte, pale”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmat.to/
* Rhymes: -atto
* Hyphenation: màt‧to
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

matto (feminine matta, masculine plural matti, feminine plural matte)
* mad, crazy
    Synonym: pazzo
** 1981, “Sarà perché ti amo”, in …E penso a te, performed by Ricchi e Poveri:Se il mondo è matto / Che cosa c'è di strano? / Ma tutto è matto / Almeno noi ci amiamo(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Noun

matto m (plural matti, feminine matta)
* madman
    Synonym: pazzo
* Ellipsis of scacco matto (“checkmate”).

#### Derived terms

* ammattire
* mattana
* mattoide
* mattugio

### Anagrams

* Motta, motta

## Japanese
### Romanization

matto
* Rōmaji transcription of マット

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 (Brahmi script)
* मत्तो (Devanagari script)
* মত্তো (Bengali script)
* මත‍්තො (Sinhalese script)
* မတ္တော or မတ္တေႃ or မတ်တေႃ (Burmese script)
* มตฺโต or มัตโต (Thai script)
* ᨾᨲ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
* ມຕ຺ໂຕ or ມັຕໂຕ (Lao script)
* មត្តោ (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄮 (Chakma script)

### Adjective

matto
* nominative singular masculine of matta (“intoxicated”)

## Portuguese
### Verb

matto
* first-person singular present indicative of mattar