matt

See also: Matt, mAtt, mätt, mått, and Matt.

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

matt (comparative more matt, superlative most matt)

1. (chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of matte
   • 2009, Michael Marshall, Bad Things, →ISBN, page 250:

     Outside the sky was low and hard and cold, with a matt texture I recognized from when I'd lived around here.

Noun

matt (plural matts)

1. (film) Alternative spelling of matte (“background, often painted or created with computers”)
2. Alternative spelling of mat (“an alloy in coppersmithing”)

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German matte, from Late Latin matta.

Noun

matt (genitive mati, partitive matti)

1. mat (small rug)

Declension

Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		matt	matid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	mati
genitive			mattide
partitive		matti	matte mattisid
illative		matti matisse	mattidesse matesse
inessive		matis	mattides mates
elative		matist	mattidest matest
allative		matile	mattidele matele
adessive		matil	mattidel matel
ablative		matilt	mattidelt matelt
translative		matiks	mattideks mateks
terminative		matini	mattideni
essive		matina	mattidena
abessive		matita	mattideta
comitative		matiga	mattidega

Etymology 2

From German matt.

Adjective

matt (genitive mati, partitive matti, comparative matim, superlative kõige matim)

1. matte (dull)

Declension

Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		matt	matid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	mati
genitive			mattide
partitive		matti	matte mattisid
illative		matti matisse	mattidesse matesse
inessive		matis	mattides mates
elative		matist	mattidest matest
allative		matile	mattidele matele
adessive		matil	mattidel matel
ablative		matilt	mattidelt matelt
translative		matiks	mattideks mateks
terminative		matini	mattideni
essive		matina	mattidena
abessive		matita	mattideta
comitative		matiga	mattidega

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât).

Noun

matt (genitive mati, partitive matti)

1. (chess) checkmate

Declension

Declension of matt (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		matt	matid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	mati
genitive			mattide
partitive		matti	matte mattisid
illative		matti matisse	mattidesse matesse
inessive		matis	mattides mates
elative		matist	mattidest matest
allative		matile	mattidele matele
adessive		matil	mattidel matel
ablative		matilt	mattidelt matelt
translative		matiks	mattideks mateks
terminative		matini	mattideni
essive		matina	mattidena
abessive		matita	mattideta
comitative		matiga	mattidega

Further reading

• “matt”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

References

• matt in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mat, with influence from Old French mat (“in checkmate”), a clipping of French échec et mat (“checkmate”), and French mat (“matt; pale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat/
• Rhymes: -at

• Audio (Austria):

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Adjective

matt (strong nominative masculine singular matter, comparative matter, superlative am mattesten)

1. dull (not shiny)
2. exhausted, weak, feeble (not lively, vigorous, energetic)
   • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624:

     Während der langen Heimfahrt senkte sich allmählich eine matte Stimmung über die sonst so unermüdlich frohe Gesellschaft.

     During the long trip home, gradually a feeble mood came down on the otherwise so tirelessly cheery group.

Declension

Positive forms of matt

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist matt	sie ist matt	es ist matt	sie sind matt
strong declension (without article)	nominative	matter	matte	mattes	matte
	genitive	matten	matter	matten	matter
	dative	mattem	matter	mattem	matten
	accusative	matten	matte	mattes	matte
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der matte	die matte	das matte	die matten
	genitive	des matten	der matten	des matten	der matten
	dative	dem matten	der matten	dem matten	den matten
	accusative	den matten	die matte	das matte	die matten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein matter	eine matte	ein mattes	(keine) matten
	genitive	eines matten	einer matten	eines matten	(keiner) matten
	dative	einem matten	einer matten	einem matten	(keinen) matten
	accusative	einen matten	eine matte	ein mattes	(keine) matten

Comparative forms of matt

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist matter	sie ist matter	es ist matter	sie sind matter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	matterer	mattere	matteres	mattere
	genitive	matteren	matterer	matteren	matterer
	dative	matterem	matterer	matterem	matteren
	accusative	matteren	mattere	matteres	mattere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der mattere	die mattere	das mattere	die matteren
	genitive	des matteren	der matteren	des matteren	der matteren
	dative	dem matteren	der matteren	dem matteren	den matteren
	accusative	den matteren	die mattere	das mattere	die matteren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein matterer	eine mattere	ein matteres	(keine) matteren
	genitive	eines matteren	einer matteren	eines matteren	(keiner) matteren
	dative	einem matteren	einer matteren	einem matteren	(keinen) matteren
	accusative	einen matteren	eine mattere	ein matteres	(keine) matteren

Superlative forms of matt

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am mattesten	sie ist am mattesten	es ist am mattesten	sie sind am mattesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	mattester	matteste	mattestes	matteste
	genitive	mattesten	mattester	mattesten	mattester
	dative	mattestem	mattester	mattestem	mattesten
	accusative	mattesten	matteste	mattestes	matteste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der matteste	die matteste	das matteste	die mattesten
	genitive	des mattesten	der mattesten	des mattesten	der mattesten
	dative	dem mattesten	der mattesten	dem mattesten	den mattesten
	accusative	den mattesten	die matteste	das matteste	die mattesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein mattester	eine matteste	ein mattestes	(keine) mattesten
	genitive	eines mattesten	einer mattesten	eines mattesten	(keiner) mattesten
	dative	einem mattesten	einer mattesten	einem mattesten	(keinen) mattesten
	accusative	einen mattesten	eine matteste	ein mattestes	(keine) mattesten

Descendants

• → Polish: mat

See also

• schachmatt
• mattsetzen

Further reading

• “matt” in Duden online
• “matt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matadak.

Verb

matt

1. (Salaca) creep

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɑt
• Homophone: Matt

Adjective

matt (masculine matten, neuter matt, comparative méi matt, superlative am mattsten)

1. matte, dull, wan
2. feeble, weary

Declension

declension of matt

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass matt	si ass matt	et ass matt	si si(nn) matt
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	matten	matt	matt	matt
	independent without determiner			mattes	matter
dative	after any declined word	matten	matter	matten	matten
	as first declined word	mattem		mattem

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

matt

1. Alternative form of mat (“checkmate”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

matt

1. Alternative form of mat (“tired”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French mat and German matt.

Adjective

matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattere, indefinite superlative mattest, definite superlative matteste)

1. (colour) dull, matt
2. weak, feeble, listless
3. (chess) checkmated
4. (glass) frosted

References

• “matt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French mat and German matt.

Adjective

matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattare, indefinite superlative mattast, definite superlative mattaste)

1. (colour) dull, matt
2. weak, feeble, listless
3. (chess) checkmated
4. (glass) frosted

References

• “matt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German matt.

Adjective

matt

1. weak, faint

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat/

• Audio:

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Adjective

matt (comparative mattare, superlative mattast)

1. weak, listless
2. (of colours) matte
3. (chess) checkmate, in the phrase göra någon matt

Declension

Inflection of matt

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	matt	mattare	mattast
neuter singular	matt	mattare	mattast
plural	matta	mattare	mattast
masculine plural2	matte	mattare	mattast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	matte	mattare	mattaste
all	matta	mattare	mattaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Antonyms

• (of colours): blank

Related terms

• mattsvart
• schack matt

See also

• mätt
• matta

References

• matt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• matt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• matt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tamt