# matta
## English
### Etymology

From Japanese 待った (まった, matta).

### Noun

matta
* (sumo) The false start of a bout due to mutual misunderstanding.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish matt.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑtːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑtːɑ
* Hyphenation: mat‧ta

### Adjective

matta
* matte (not reflective of light)
    Synonyms: himmeä, kiilloton

#### Declension

Possessive forms of matta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattani
mattani
accusative
nom.
mattani
mattani
gen.
mattani
genitive
mattani
mattojeni mattaini $^{rare}$
partitive
mattaani
mattojani
inessive
matassani
matoissani
elative
matastani
matoistani
illative
mattaani
mattoihini
adessive
matallani
matoillani
ablative
mataltani
matoiltani
allative
matalleni
matoilleni
essive
mattanani
mattoinani
translative
matakseni
matoikseni
abessive
matattani
matoittani
instructive
comitative
—mattoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattasi
mattasi
accusative
nom.
mattasi
mattasi
gen.
mattasi
genitive
mattasi
mattojesi mattaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
mattaasi
mattojasi
inessive
matassasi
matoissasi
elative
matastasi
matoistasi
illative
mattaasi
mattoihisi
adessive
matallasi
matoillasi
ablative
mataltasi
matoiltasi
allative
matallesi
matoillesi
essive
mattanasi
mattoinasi
translative
mataksesi
matoiksesi
abessive
matattasi
matoittasi
instructive
comitative
—mattoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattamme
mattamme
accusative
nom.
mattamme
mattamme
gen.
mattamme
genitive
mattamme
mattojemme mattaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
mattaamme
mattojamme
inessive
matassamme
matoissamme
elative
matastamme
matoistamme
illative
mattaamme
mattoihimme
adessive
matallamme
matoillamme
ablative
mataltamme
matoiltamme
allative
matallemme
matoillemme
essive
mattanamme
mattoinamme
translative
mataksemme
matoiksemme
abessive
matattamme
matoittamme
instructive
comitative
—mattoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattanne
mattanne
accusative
nom.
mattanne
mattanne
gen.
mattanne
genitive
mattanne
mattojenne mattainne $^{rare}$
partitive
mattaanne
mattojanne
inessive
matassanne
matoissanne
elative
matastanne
matoistanne
illative
mattaanne
mattoihinne
adessive
matallanne
matoillanne
ablative
mataltanne
matoiltanne
allative
matallenne
matoillenne
essive
mattananne
mattoinanne
translative
mataksenne
matoiksenne
abessive
matattanne
matoittanne
instructive
comitative
—mattoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mattansa
mattansa
accusative
nom.
mattansa
mattansa
gen.
mattansa
genitive
mattansa
mattojensa mattainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
mattaansa
mattojaan mattojansa
inessive
matassaan matassansa
matoissaan matoissansa
elative
matastaan matastansa
matoistaan matoistansa
illative
mattaansa
mattoihinsa
adessive
matallaan matallansa
matoillaan matoillansa
ablative
mataltaan mataltansa
matoiltaan matoiltansa
allative
matalleen matallensa
matoilleen matoillensa
essive
mattanaan mattanansa
mattoinaan mattoinansa
translative
matakseen mataksensa
matoikseen matoiksensa
abessive
matattaan matattansa
matoittaan matoittansa
instructive
comitative
—mattoineen mattoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* matata
* mattalakka
* mattamaali
* mattamusta
* mattapaperi
* mattapintainen
* mattaväri

### Further reading

* “matta”, 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

* matat

## French
### Verb

matta
* third-person singular past historic of matter

### Anagrams

* matât

## Garo
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

matta
* digging stick

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmat.ta/
* Rhymes: -atta
* Hyphenation: màt‧ta

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

matta f (plural matte)
* (literary) mat
    Synonyms: stuoia, zerbino

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

matta f
* feminine singular of matto

#### Noun

matta f (plural matte)
* madwoman; female equivalent of matto
* (card games) joker

### See also

Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text) :
| asso | due | tre | quattro | cinque | sei | sette |
| otto | nove | dieci | fante | donna, regina | re | jolly, joker, matta |

## Japanese
### Romanization

matta
* Rōmaji transcription of まった

## Latin
### Etymology 1

From Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

#### Alternative forms

* natta (Medieval Latin corruption)

#### Noun

matta f (genitive mattae); first declension
* A mat made of rushes

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Descendants

* >? Catalan: mata
* >? Italian: matta
* >? Old Galician-Portuguese:
** Catalan: mata
** Galician: mata
* >? Spanish: mata
** → Campidanese: mata
* ⇒ Medieval Latin: *natta
** Old French: nate
*** Middle French: nate
**** French: natte
*** Norman: natte
** Portuguese: nata
** Spanish: nata
* → Proto-West Germanic: *mattā (see there for further descendants)

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

matta
* inflection of mattus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

#### Adjective

mattā
* ablative feminine singular of mattus

### References

* “matta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* matta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* matten

### Noun

matta m or f
* definite feminine singular of matte (Etymology 1)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

matta f
* definite singular of matte (Etymology 1)

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
* मत्त (Devanagari script)
* মত্ত (Bengali script)
* මත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
* မတ္တ or မတ်တ (Burmese script)
* มตฺต or มัตตะ (Thai script)
* ᨾᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
* ມຕ຺ຕ or ມັຕຕະ or ມັດຕະ (Lao script)
* មត្ត (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मत्त (mattá). Cognate to Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (matta).

### Verb

matta
* past participle of majjati

### Adjective

matta
* intoxicated
* exultant

#### Declension
### References

* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

matta f (plural mattas)
* Obsolete spelling of mata.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

matta
* inflection of mattar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio; “en matta”:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish matta, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, probably from Punic or Phoenician.

#### Noun

matta c
* a carpet, rug
* a carpet; fabric used as a floor covering
* a mat; a flat piece of coarse material for wiping one's feet
* a mat; a floor pad to protect athletes

##### Derived terms

* dörrmatta (“doormat”)
* flygande matta (“magic carpet”)
* gräsmatta (“lawn”)
* heltäckningsmatta (“fitted carpet, wall-to-wall carpet”)
* hängmatta (“hammock”)
* korkmatta (“linoleum”)
* linoleummatta (“linoleum”)
* mattläggare (“carpet layer”)
* mattpiska (“carpetbeater”)
* ryamatta (“rya rug”)
* spikmatta (“bed of nails; spike strip”)
* trasmatta (“rag rug”)

##### Descendants

* → Estonian: matt
* → Finnish: matto

### Etymology 2

matt +‎ -a

#### Adjective

matta
* inflection of matt:
** definite singular
** plural

#### Verb

matta (present mattar, preterite mattade, supine mattat, imperative matta)
* (usually in the passive) to make less intense or weaker
* (chess) to checkmate

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Derived terms

* mattas av
* utmatta

### References

* matta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* matta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* matta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* matat