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matur
matur
See also: mãtur
Faroese
Noun
matur m (genitive singular matar, uncountable)
Declension
m12s | Singular | |
Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | matur | maturin |
Accusative | mat | matin |
Dative | mati | matinum |
Genitive | matar | matarins |
Icelandic
Etymology
From the Old Norse matr (“food”) from the Proto-Germanic *matiz. Whence also Old English mēte (Middle English mēte from which English meat came); Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats); Old High German maz, Swedish mat, Danish mad and Faroese matur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːtʏr/ ()
- Rhymes: -aːtʏr
Noun
matur m (genitive singular matar, nominative plural matar)[1]
- food
- Þetta var staðgóður matur.
- This was a hearty meal.
- Hvað er í matinn?
- What's for dinner?
- Þetta var staðgóður matur.
Declension
declension of matur
Derived terms
- dauðans matur (a dead man, a marked man)
- matarborð
- matarboð
- mjólkurmatur
- gera sér mat úr (to cash in on)
- herramannsmatur
- í matinn