matt

== English == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === matt (comparative more matt, superlative most matt) (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of matte. === Noun === matt (plural matts) (film) Alternative spelling of matte (“background, often painted or created with computers”). Alternative spelling of mat (“an alloy in coppersmithing”). Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”). ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === matt (third-person singular simple present matts, present participle matting, simple past and past participle matted) Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”). == Estonian == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German matte, from Late Latin matta. ==== Noun ==== matt (genitive mati, partitive matti) mat (small rug) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From German matt. ==== Adjective ==== matt (genitive mati, partitive matti, comparative matim, superlative kõige matim) matte (dull) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === Ultimately from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât). ==== Noun ==== matt (genitive mati, partitive matti) (chess) checkmate ===== Declension ===== === 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 === Adjective === matt (strong nominative masculine singular matter, comparative matter, superlative am mattesten) dull (not shiny) exhausted, weak, feeble (not lively, vigorous, energetic) 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624: ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: mat ==== See also ==== schachmatt mattsetzen === Further reading === “matt” in Duden online “matt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Livonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *matadak. === Verb === matt (Salaca) to crawl, creep === References === Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch Pajusalu, Karl & Winkler, Eberhard, Salis-livisches Wörterbuch (2009). Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia. Tallinn. == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɑt/ Rhymes: -ɑt Homophone: Matt === Adjective === matt (masculine matten, neuter matt, comparative méi matt, superlative am mattsten) matte, dull, wan feeble, weary ==== Declension ==== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== matt alternative form of mat (“checkmate”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== matt 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) (colour) dull, matt weak, feeble, listless (chess) checkmated (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) (colour) dull, matt weak, feeble, listless (chess) checkmated (glass) frosted === References === “matt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German matt. === Adjective === matt weak, faint == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mat/ === Adjective === matt (comparative mattare, superlative mattast) weak, listless (of colours) matte (chess) checkmate, in the phrase göra någon matt ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== (of colours): blank ==== Related terms ==== mattsvart schack matt ==== See also ==== mätt matta === References === “matt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “matt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “matt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === tamt