matte

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mæt/ Homophones: mat, Matt Rhymes: -æt === Noun === matte (plural mattes) (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. Synonyms: mat, matting, passe-partout (film) A background, often painted or created with computers (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals. An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === matte (comparative more matte, superlative most matte) (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light. Synonyms: (UK) matt, flat; see also Thesaurus:dim Antonym: glossy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === matte (third-person singular simple present mattes, present participle matting, simple past and past participle matted) (transitive) To produce a dull, lustreless surface on (metal). === Further reading === matte (metallurgy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia mat (picture framing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Tatem == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === matte inflection of mat: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Verb === matte inflection of matten: singular past indicative (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === matte inflection of matter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == German == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -atə === Adjective === matte inflection of matt: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmat.te/ Rhymes: -atte Hyphenation: màt‧te === Adjective === matte pl plural of matta === Noun === matte f plural of matta === Anagrams === metta == Japanese == === Romanization === matte Rōmaji transcription of まって == Middle English == === Alternative forms === mat === Etymology === From Old English meatte, meatta, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmat(ə)/ === Noun === matte (plural mattes or matten) mat (piece of coarse material) (rare) A coarse pad for a bed. ==== Descendants ==== English: mat (see there for further descendants) Scots: mat ==== References ==== “matte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk matte, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta. Displaced Danish måtte. ==== Noun ==== matte f or m (definite singular matta or matten, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene) a mat, rug ===== Usage notes ===== One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing (or at least roughly equally common). ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of matematikk. ==== Noun ==== matte m (definite singular matten) maths, math (mathematics) === Etymology 3 === Equivalent to matt +‎ -e. ==== Adjective ==== matte inflection of matt: definite singular plural ==== Verb ==== matte (present tense matter, past tense matta or mattet, past participle matta or mattet) (chess) to deliver a checkmate to make something dull, matt == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== matte inflection of matt: definite singular plural === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== matte f (definite singular matta, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene) a mat or rug ===== Derived terms ===== dørmatte === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== matte m (definite singular matten) short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US) === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== matte to make something dull, matt == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Adjective === matte inflection of matta (“intoxicated”): locative singular masculine/neuter accusative plural masculine vocative singular feminine == Portuguese == === Verb === matte inflection of mattar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Abbreviation of matmor. ==== Noun ==== matte c female owner of a pet Coordinate term: husse ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Abbreviation of matematik. ==== Noun ==== matte c (uncountable, colloquial) maths, math ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== matte definite natural masculine singular of matt === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== matte c alternative spelling of mate === Etymology 5 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== matte c 16th–17th century spelling of matta === References === “matte”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === metat, temat