máta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaːta]

Noun

máta f (related adjective mátový)

  1. mint (any of several plants of the genus Mentha, typically aromatic with square stems)

Declension

Further reading

  • máta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • máta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • máta in Internetová jazyková příručka

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔata]

Etymology 1

From mát (‘measure’).

Verb

máta (third person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to measure
Conjugation
Conjugation of máta (group v-30)
infinitive máta
supine mátað
participle (a6)1 mátandi mátaður
present past
first singular máti mátaði
second singular mátar mátaði
third singular mátar mátaði
plural máta mátaðu
imperative
singular máta!
plural mátið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From mát (‘checkmate’).

Verb

máta (third person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. (chess) to checkmate
Conjugation
Conjugation of máta (group v-30)
infinitive máta
supine mátað
participle (a6)1 mátandi mátaður
present past
first singular máti mátaði
second singular mátar mátaði
third singular mátar mátaði
plural máta mátaðu
imperative
singular máta!
plural mátið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmauːta/
    Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

máta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to try on, see whether (something) fits
    Mátaðu þessa skyrtu.
    Try this shirt on.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From mát (checkmate).

Verb

máta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to checkmate
Conjugation

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

máta m (genitive singular máta, nominative plural mátaí)

  1. (nautical) mate

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máta mháta not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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