matto

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtːo/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑtːo
• Hyphenation^(key): mat‧to

Noun

matto

1. carpet, mat, rug

   lentävä matto ― flying carpet

2. (figuratively, chiefly in compounds) mat (thick layer of something that resembles a mat or carpet)

   ruohomatto ― mat of grass

3. (athletics) mat (floor pad to protect athletes)
4. mat, blasting mat (heavy, flexible cover, often made of used rubber tires and used to prevent debris from flying around during rock blasting)
5. (dialectal) tapestry, esp. of rya type
6. Synonym of kuli (“certain old unit of measure for weight”)

Declension

Inflection of matto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		matto	matot
genitive		maton	mattojen
partitive		mattoa	mattoja
illative		mattoon	mattoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		matto	matot
accusative	nom.	matto	matot
	gen.	maton
genitive		maton	mattojen
partitive		mattoa	mattoja
inessive		matossa	matoissa
elative		matosta	matoista
illative		mattoon	mattoihin
adessive		matolla	matoilla
ablative		matolta	matoilta
allative		matolle	matoille
essive		mattona	mattoina
translative		matoksi	matoiksi
abessive		matotta	matoitta
instructive		—	matoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of matto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mattoni mattoni accusative nom. mattoni mattoni gen. mattoni genitive mattoni mattojeni partitive mattoani mattojani inessive matossani matoissani elative matostani matoistani illative mattooni mattoihini adessive matollani matoillani ablative matoltani matoiltani allative matolleni matoilleni essive mattonani mattoinani translative matokseni matoikseni abessive matottani matoittani instructive — — comitative — mattoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mattosi mattosi accusative nom. mattosi mattosi gen. mattosi genitive mattosi mattojesi partitive mattoasi mattojasi inessive matossasi matoissasi elative matostasi matoistasi illative mattoosi mattoihisi adessive matollasi matoillasi ablative matoltasi matoiltasi allative matollesi matoillesi essive mattonasi mattoinasi translative matoksesi matoiksesi abessive matottasi matoittasi instructive — — comitative — mattoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mattomme mattomme accusative nom. mattomme mattomme gen. mattomme genitive mattomme mattojemme partitive mattoamme mattojamme inessive matossamme matoissamme elative matostamme matoistamme illative mattoomme mattoihimme adessive matollamme matoillamme ablative matoltamme matoiltamme allative matollemme matoillemme essive mattonamme mattoinamme translative matoksemme matoiksemme abessive matottamme matoittamme instructive — — comitative — mattoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mattonne mattonne accusative nom. mattonne mattonne gen. mattonne genitive mattonne mattojenne partitive mattoanne mattojanne inessive matossanne matoissanne elative matostanne matoistanne illative mattoonne mattoihinne adessive matollanne matoillanne ablative matoltanne matoiltanne allative matollenne matoillenne essive mattonanne mattoinanne translative matoksenne matoiksenne abessive matottanne matoittanne instructive — — comitative — mattoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mattonsa mattonsa accusative nom. mattonsa mattonsa gen. mattonsa genitive mattonsa mattojensa partitive mattoaan mattoansa mattojaan mattojansa inessive matossaan matossansa matoissaan matoissansa elative matostaan matostansa matoistaan matoistansa illative mattoonsa mattoihinsa adessive matollaan matollansa matoillaan matoillansa ablative matoltaan matoltansa matoiltaan matoiltansa allative matolleen matollensa matoilleen matoillensa essive mattonaan mattonansa mattoinaan mattoinansa translative matokseen matoksensa matoikseen matoiksensa abessive matottaan matottansa matoittaan matoittansa instructive — — comitative — mattoineen mattoinensa

Synonyms

• (athletics): tatami (floor pad in some martial arts)
• (tapestry): seinävaate, ryijy

Derived terms

compounds

• aito matto
• ammematto
• bitumimatto
• eteismatto
• hiirimatto
• hyppymatto
• joogamatto
• jumppamatto
• juoksumatto
• juurimatto
• juuttimatto
• kaislamatto
• karvalankamatto
• kaukalomatto
• keinutuolinmatto
• kokolattiamatto
• korkkimatto
• kumimatto
• kuramatto
• kylpymatto
• kynnysmatto
• käytävämatto
• lattiamatto
• liukuestematto
• maissimatto
• matonkude
• matonpesu
• mattoharja
• mattokauppa
• mattokauppias
• mattokutomo
• mattokäärme
• mattolaituri
• mattoliike
• mattomankeli
• mattopaini
• mattopesula
• mattopiiska
• mattopuukko
• mattopyton
• mattosuutin
• mattoteippi
• mattoteline
• mattotuomari
• mattoveitsi
• muovimatto
• neulehuopamatto
• niinimatto
• nukkamatto
• nurmimatto
• olkimatto
• ovenedusmatto
• ovimatto
• paimenmatto
• paimentolaismatto
• painimatto
• piikkimatto
• plyysimatto
• puuvillamatto
• rahkamatto
• riepumatto
• riippumatto
• ritilämatto
• rukousmatto
• ruohomatto
• ruokomatto
• ryijymatto
• räsymatto
• sammalmatto
• silkkimatto
• sisalmatto
• taikamatto
• tekstiilimatto
• telamatto
• tuntomatto
• vaihtomatto
• villamatto
• voimistelumatto
• äänimatto

 

Further reading

• “matto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• matot

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), itself either from a contraction of a form *madĭtus (as a past participle of Latin madeō), or madidus (“drunk, tipsy”). Cognate to French mat (“matte, pale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat.to/
• Rhymes: -atto
• Hyphenation: màt‧to

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Adjective

matto (feminine matta, masculine plural matti, feminine plural matte)

1. mad, crazy

   Synonym: pazzo

   • 1981, “Sarà perché ti amo”, in …E penso a te, performed by Ricchi e Poveri:

     Se il mondo è matto / Che cosa c'è di strano? / Ma tutto è matto / Almeno noi ci amiamo

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

matto m (plural matti, feminine matta)

1. madman

   Synonym: pazzo

2. Ellipsis of scacco matto (“checkmate”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ammattire
• mattana
• mattoide
• mattugio

Anagrams

• Motta, motta

Japanese

Romanization

matto

1. Rōmaji transcription of マット

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• मत्तो (Devanagari script)
• মত্তো (Bengali script)
• මත‍්තො (Sinhalese script)
• မတ္တော or မတ္တေႃ or မတ်တေႃ (Burmese script)
• มตฺโต or มัตโต (Thai script)
• ᨾᨲ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຕ຺ໂຕ or ມັຕໂຕ (Lao script)
• មត្តោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄮 (Chakma script)

Adjective

matto

1. nominative singular masculine of matta (“intoxicated”)

Portuguese

Verb

matto

1. first-person singular present indicative of mattar