maten

See also: måten

Asturian

Verb

maten

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of matar

Catalan

Verb

maten

  1. third-person plural present indicative of matar

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmatɛn]

Participle

maten

  1. masculine singular passive participle of mást

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːtə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -aːtən

Noun

maten

  1. plural of maat

Verb

maten

  1. inflection of meten:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

maten

  1. inflection of matar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French matin (morning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /matɛ̃/

Noun

maten

  1. morning

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːtən/

Etymology 1

From Middle French mater (to checkmate); equivalent to mat (checkmate) + -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Verb

maten

  1. To checkmate (capture the king in chess)
Conjugation
Descendants
  • English: mate
References

Etymology 2

From Old French mater (to kill), from Vulgar Latin *mattō, of disputed origin. Equivalent to mat (tired) + -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Verb

maten

  1. To overpower, defeat or quell.
  2. To terrify or sadden; to render helpless.
  3. To confuse; to confound.
Conjugation
Descendants
References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

maten m

  1. definite singular of mat

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maten m

  1. definite singular of mat

Spanish

Verb

maten

  1. inflection of matar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

maten

  1. definite singular of mat

Anagrams

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