# matu
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmatu]

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

matu m
* genitive/dative/locative singular of mat

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

matu
* first-person singular present of mást

## Finnish
### Etymology

Shortened from maahantunkeutuja (“country-intruder”); MV-lehti introduced the word in fall 2015

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑtu/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪u]
* Rhymes: -ɑtu
* Hyphenation: ma‧tu

### Noun

matu (informal, derogatory)
* (Internet slang) immigrant, asylum seeker

#### Declension

Possessive forms of matu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matuni
matuni
accusative
nom.
matuni
matuni
gen.
matuni
genitive
matuni
matujeni
partitive
matuani
matujani
inessive
matussani
matuissani
elative
matustani
matuistani
illative
matuuni
matuihini
adessive
matullani
matuillani
ablative
matultani
matuiltani
allative
matulleni
matuilleni
essive
matunani
matuinani
translative
matukseni
matuikseni
abessive
matuttani
matuittani
instructive
comitative
—matuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matusi
matusi
accusative
nom.
matusi
matusi
gen.
matusi
genitive
matusi
matujesi
partitive
matuasi
matujasi
inessive
matussasi
matuissasi
elative
matustasi
matuistasi
illative
matuusi
matuihisi
adessive
matullasi
matuillasi
ablative
matultasi
matuiltasi
allative
matullesi
matuillesi
essive
matunasi
matuinasi
translative
matuksesi
matuiksesi
abessive
matuttasi
matuittasi
instructive
comitative
—matuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matumme
matumme
accusative
nom.
matumme
matumme
gen.
matumme
genitive
matumme
matujemme
partitive
matuamme
matujamme
inessive
matussamme
matuissamme
elative
matustamme
matuistamme
illative
matuumme
matuihimme
adessive
matullamme
matuillamme
ablative
matultamme
matuiltamme
allative
matullemme
matuillemme
essive
matunamme
matuinamme
translative
matuksemme
matuiksemme
abessive
matuttamme
matuittamme
instructive
comitative
—matuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matunne
matunne
accusative
nom.
matunne
matunne
gen.
matunne
genitive
matunne
matujenne
partitive
matuanne
matujanne
inessive
matussanne
matuissanne
elative
matustanne
matuistanne
illative
matuunne
matuihinne
adessive
matullanne
matuillanne
ablative
matultanne
matuiltanne
allative
matullenne
matuillenne
essive
matunanne
matuinanne
translative
matuksenne
matuiksenne
abessive
matuttanne
matuittanne
instructive
comitative
—matuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
matunsa
matunsa
accusative
nom.
matunsa
matunsa
gen.
matunsa
genitive
matunsa
matujensa
partitive
matuaan matuansa
matujaan matujansa
inessive
matussaan matussansa
matuissaan matuissansa
elative
matustaan matustansa
matuistaan matuistansa
illative
matuunsa
matuihinsa
adessive
matullaan matullansa
matuillaan matuillansa
ablative
matultaan matultansa
matuiltaan matuiltansa
allative
matulleen matullensa
matuilleen matuillensa
essive
matunaan matunansa
matuinaan matuinansa
translative
matukseen matuksensa
matuikseen matuiksensa
abessive
matuttaan matuttansa
matuittaan matuittansa
instructive
comitative
—matuineen matuinensa :

#### See also

* (derogatory) juhlapaikanhakija, mamu

### Anagrams

* maut, muta, tuma

## Greenlandic
### Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”), from Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”).

### Pronunciation

* (Nuuk) IPA: /matu/, [mə.tʊ]

### Noun

matu (plural matut)
* lid
* door
    Piitap qimmeq matukkut takuaa.Peter saw the dog through the door.

#### References

* Stian Lybech, An Introduction to West Greenlandic, 2022, p. 139

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese mata. Cognate with Kabuverdianu matu.

### Noun

matu
* forest

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology

From Portuguese mata.

### Noun

matu
* forest

## Latvian
### Noun

matu m
* inflection of mats (“hair”):
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

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### Noun

matù
* instrumental singular of mãtas (“measure”)

## Old Irish
### Alternative forms

* mato

### Verb

matu
* third-person plural present indicative of masu

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.tu/
* Rhymes: -atu
* Syllabification: ma‧tu

### Noun

matu m inan
* genitive singular of mat