See also: Matti, mátti, and mätti

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑtːi/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtːi
  • Hyphenation(key): mat‧ti

Etymology 1

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Clipping of šakkimatti.

Noun

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matti

  1. checkmate (conclusive victory in chess)
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) State of being absolutely sure.
    Tästä asiasta olen ihan matti.
    I'm absolutely sure about this thing.
Declension
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Inflection of matti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative matti matit
genitive matin mattien
partitive mattia matteja
illative mattiin matteihin
singular plural
nominative matti matit
accusative nom. matti matit
gen. matin
genitive matin mattien
partitive mattia matteja
inessive matissa mateissa
elative matista mateista
illative mattiin matteihin
adessive matilla mateilla
ablative matilta mateilta
allative matille mateille
essive mattina matteina
translative matiksi mateiksi
abessive matitta mateitta
instructive matein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of matti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mattini mattini
accusative nom. mattini mattini
gen. mattini
genitive mattini mattieni
partitive mattiani mattejani
inessive matissani mateissani
elative matistani mateistani
illative mattiini matteihini
adessive matillani mateillani
ablative matiltani mateiltani
allative matilleni mateilleni
essive mattinani matteinani
translative matikseni mateikseni
abessive matittani mateittani
instructive
comitative matteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mattisi mattisi
accusative nom. mattisi mattisi
gen. mattisi
genitive mattisi mattiesi
partitive mattiasi mattejasi
inessive matissasi mateissasi
elative matistasi mateistasi
illative mattiisi matteihisi
adessive matillasi mateillasi
ablative matiltasi mateiltasi
allative matillesi mateillesi
essive mattinasi matteinasi
translative matiksesi mateiksesi
abessive matittasi mateittasi
instructive
comitative matteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mattimme mattimme
accusative nom. mattimme mattimme
gen. mattimme
genitive mattimme mattiemme
partitive mattiamme mattejamme
inessive matissamme mateissamme
elative matistamme mateistamme
illative mattiimme matteihimme
adessive matillamme mateillamme
ablative matiltamme mateiltamme
allative matillemme mateillemme
essive mattinamme matteinamme
translative matiksemme mateiksemme
abessive matittamme mateittamme
instructive
comitative matteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mattinne mattinne
accusative nom. mattinne mattinne
gen. mattinne
genitive mattinne mattienne
partitive mattianne mattejanne
inessive matissanne mateissanne
elative matistanne mateistanne
illative mattiinne matteihinne
adessive matillanne mateillanne
ablative matiltanne mateiltanne
allative matillenne mateillenne
essive mattinanne matteinanne
translative matiksenne mateiksenne
abessive matittanne mateittanne
instructive
comitative matteinenne
Derived terms
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compounds

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Etymology 2

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From the given name Matti, a vernacular form of Matteus, as a translation of German Matthäi am Letzten (over, done for), a saying referring to the Gospel of Matthew.

Noun

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matti

  1. (idiomatic) Only used in matti kukkarossa

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Noun

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matti m

  1. plural of matto

Adjective

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matti m

  1. masculine plural of matto