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Máta

Máta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Greenlandic

Proper noun

Máta

  1. A female given name.

References

  • Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, ISBN 978-87-990324-3-3
  • Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland

máta

máta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"

Czech

Noun

máta f

  1. mint (any of several plants of the genus Mentha, typically aromatic with square stems)

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Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔata]

Etymology 1

From mát (‘measure’)

Verb

máta (third person singular past indicative mátaði, third person plural past indicative mátað, supine mátað)

  1. to measure
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From mát (‘checkmate’)

Verb

máta (third person singular past indicative mátaði, third person plural past indicative mátað, supine mátað)

  1. (chess) to checkmate
Conjugation

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmauːta/
    Rhymes: -auːta

Etymology 1

Verb

máta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to try on, see whether (something) fits
    Mátaðu þessa skyrtu.
    Try this shirt on.
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Etymology 2

From mát (checkmate).

Verb

máta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mátaði, supine mátað)

  1. to checkmate
Conjugation

Irish

Noun

máta m (genitive singular máta, nominative plural mátaí)

  1. (nautical) mate

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
máta mháta unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.