Finnish

Proper noun

Matti

1. A male given name.
   • 1840 Kanteletar:1:59 Huoliansa haasteleva:

     Tahi jos virkan vierahalle,

     mainitsen kylän Matille,

     vieras sen viieksi panevi,

     kylän Matti kymmeneksi.

   • 1876 Zachris Topelius, Maamme kirja, Chapter 71: Matti (translated from Swedish Boken om vårt land 1875):

     Eräällä isännällä oli kolme palvelijata. Iivana oli Wenäläinen, Eerikki oli Ruotsalainen ja Matti oli Suomalainen.

     A farmer had three servants. Ivan was Russian, Erik was Swedish and Matti was Finnish.

2. The letter "M" in the Finnish tavausaakkoset, a spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet.

Declension

Usage notes

• The typical name for a Finnish male in stories and proverbs.
• Matti has been one of the most popular names in Finland since the Middle Ages, for reasons not quite clear. For example, it was the most common first name of men born in Finland in 1937 - 1949.

Derived terms

• Matti Meikäläinen, mattimeikäläinen

Related terms

• (given names) Matias, Matteus, Mattias
• (pet form) Masa
• (surnames) Matikainen, Matilainen, Mattila, Mattinen

Anagrams

• matit, mitat, mitta

Finnish

(index ma)

Noun

matti

1. checkmate (conclusive victory in chess)
2. (colloquial, idiomatic) State of being absolutely sure.

   Tästä asiasta olen ihan matti.

   I'm absolutely sure about this thing.

3. (idiomatic) State of being out of cash.

   Minulla on matti kukkarossa.

   I've got nothing (=matti) in my purse.

Declension

Anagrams

• matit, mitat, mitta

Italian

Noun

matti m

1. plural of matto