mats

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mæts/ Rhymes: -æts === Noun === mats plural of mat === Verb === mats third-person singular simple present indicative of mat === Anagrams === tams, amts, TAMs, Mast, mast, MTAs, ATMs, AMTs, Stam, mast-, MAST, ASTM, stam == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === matsu === Etymology === From Latin matia, probably remade from the plural form. Compare Romanian maț, mațe; also Sardinian matza (“belly”), macia, massa, matta. === Noun === mats n (plural matsã) bowel, intestine ==== Derived terms ==== dizmats == French == === Noun === mats m plural of mat == Gothic == === Romanization === mats romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mat-, from Proto-Indo-European *mē-, *m-et- (“to mark, to measure”), whence also Latvian mest (“to throw”) (older meaning “to measure”, from Proto-Indo-European *mē-ti- (“measure, wisdom”)). The original meaning was thus “measure, mark” (a derived meaning of “compensation, payment (for milling grain)” < “amount measured to be given as payment” is attested in older sources and in some dialects). The semantic evolution was “measure” > “body part used as measure unit” > “small measure / small body part used as measure unit” > “hair” (note that human and animal hair (wool) was an ancient small measure unit among many peoples, including ancient Latvians). In some expressions, traces of the earlier meaning of mats as “small measure unit” can still be seen: uz mata (“correct”), mats matā, ne par matu. Cognates include Lithuanian mãtas (“measure, measure unit”), Russian ме́тить (métitʹ, “to mark, to label”), Sanskrit माति (māti), मिमाति (mā́ti, mimā́ti, “to measure”), Albanian matë (“measure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [mats] === Noun === mats m (1st declension) (anatomy, usually plural) (head) hair (set of keratin filaments which grow on the top of a human being's head) gaiši, rudi, tumši, sirmi mati ― light (= blond), red, dark, gray hair kastaņbrūni mati ― auburn hair kupli, sprogaini, gludi mati ― bushy, curly, smooth hair normāli, taukaini, sausi mati ― normal, greasy, dry hair matu cirtas, sprogas ― hair curls, locks matu pīne ― hair braid, plait, tress apgriezt matus ― to trim one's hair, to have a haircut nogriezt matus īsus ― to cut one's hair short nogriezt, nodzīt matus (uz nulli) ― tu cut off one's hair (to zero) matu rullītis ― hair roller matu laka ― hairspray matu eļļa, mateļļa ― hair oil matu (sa)kārtojums ― hairdo matu mezgls ― hair twists, knots līdzās ceļiniekiem stāv meitene ar pelēkām matu pīnēm ― a girl with gray hair braids is standing next to the traveler dārzā līkņāja vecs vīrs bez neviena mata uz galvas ― in the garden an old man without any hair on (his) head was stooping (anatomy, singular or plural) each keratin filament on the body of human beings or other animals mata stiebrs ― hair shaft (above the skin) mata sakne ― hair root (in the skin) mata sīpols ― hair bulb (under the skin) uz ķermeņa, rokām un kājām mati ir maigi, plāni, tos vēl sauc par pūku... uzacu, plakstu mati ir gari, saraini ― on the body, arms and legs hairs are soft (and) thin, they are also called fuzz... eyebrow, eyelid hair (in contrast) is long, stubbly āpša ādu kažokrūpniecībā maz izmanto, jo mati rupji un cieti ― badger skin is not used much in the fur industry, because (its) hairs are coarse and hard ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "animal hair"): spalva ==== Derived terms ==== gaišmatis, gaišmate, gaišmatains matains rudmatis, rudmate, rudmatains sirmmatis, sirmmate, sirmmatains tumšmatis, tumšmate, tumšmatains === References === == Spanish == === Noun === mats m pl plural of mat == Swedish == === Noun === mats indefinite genitive singular of mat === Anagrams === mast, samt, stam