mátta

See also: matta, Matta, mätta, måtta, and måttå

Icelandic

Noun

mátta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of máttur

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *māntëk.

Noun

mátta

  1. stem (of a tree)
  2. base, root, lowest part of something

Inflection
Odd, dd-tt gradation
Nominative mátta
Genitive máddaga
Singular Plural
Nominative mátta máddaga
Accusative máddagav máddagijt
Genitive máddaga máddagij
Illative máddagij máddagijda
Inessive máddagin máddagijn
Elative máddagis máddagijs
Comitative máddagijn máddagij
Abessive máddagadagá
máddagadagi		 máddagijdagá
máddagijdagi
Essive máttan
máddagin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máddagim
máddagam		 máddagimme máddagimme
2nd person máddagit
máddagat		 máddagihtte máddagihtte
3rd person máddagis máddagiska máddagisá

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *māntëk.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmaːtta/

Noun

mátta

  1. stem, root
  2. (linguistics) stem

Inflection
Odd, dd-tt gradation
Nominative mátta
Genitive máddaga
Singular Plural
Nominative mátta máddagat
Accusative máddaga máddagiid
Genitive máddaga máddagiid
Illative máddagii máddagiidda
Locative máddagis máddagiin
Comitative máddagiin máddagiiguin
Essive máttan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máddagan máddageamẹ máddageamẹt
2nd person máddagat máddageattẹ máddageattẹt
3rd person máddagis máddageaskkạ máddageasẹt

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old Norse

Verb

mátta

  1. first-person singular past active indicative of mega
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