matu

See also: mátu, màtu, mātu, and -matu

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatu]

Etymology 1

Noun

matu m

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of mat

Etymology 2

Verb

matu

1. first-person singular present of mást

Finnish

Etymology

Shortened from maahantunkeutuja (“country-intruder”); MV-lehti introduced the word in fall 2015[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtu/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ɑtu
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧tu

Noun

matu (informal, derogatory)

1. (Internet slang) immigrant, asylum seeker

Declension

Inflection of matu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		matu	matut
genitive		matun	matujen
partitive		matua	matuja
illative		matuun	matuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		matu	matut
accusative	nom.	matu	matut
	gen.	matun
genitive		matun	matujen
partitive		matua	matuja
inessive		matussa	matuissa
elative		matusta	matuista
illative		matuun	matuihin
adessive		matulla	matuilla
ablative		matulta	matuilta
allative		matulle	matuille
essive		matuna	matuina
translative		matuksi	matuiksi
abessive		matutta	matuitta
instructive		—	matuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of matu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matuni matuni accusative nom. matuni matuni gen. matuni genitive matuni matujeni partitive matuani matujani inessive matussani matuissani elative matustani matuistani illative matuuni matuihini adessive matullani matuillani ablative matultani matuiltani allative matulleni matuilleni essive matunani matuinani translative matukseni matuikseni abessive matuttani matuittani instructive — — comitative — matuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matusi matusi accusative nom. matusi matusi gen. matusi genitive matusi matujesi partitive matuasi matujasi inessive matussasi matuissasi elative matustasi matuistasi illative matuusi matuihisi adessive matullasi matuillasi ablative matultasi matuiltasi allative matullesi matuillesi essive matunasi matuinasi translative matuksesi matuiksesi abessive matuttasi matuittasi instructive — — comitative — matuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matumme matumme accusative nom. matumme matumme gen. matumme genitive matumme matujemme partitive matuamme matujamme inessive matussamme matuissamme elative matustamme matuistamme illative matuumme matuihimme adessive matullamme matuillamme ablative matultamme matuiltamme allative matullemme matuillemme essive matunamme matuinamme translative matuksemme matuiksemme abessive matuttamme matuittamme instructive — — comitative — matuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matunne matunne accusative nom. matunne matunne gen. matunne genitive matunne matujenne partitive matuanne matujanne inessive matussanne matuissanne elative matustanne matuistanne illative matuunne matuihinne adessive matullanne matuillanne ablative matultanne matuiltanne allative matullenne matuillenne essive matunanne matuinanne translative matuksenne matuiksenne abessive matuttanne matuittanne instructive — — comitative — matuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative matunsa matunsa accusative nom. matunsa matunsa gen. matunsa genitive matunsa matujensa partitive matuaan matuansa matujaan matujansa inessive matussaan matussansa matuissaan matuissansa elative matustaan matustansa matuistaan matuistansa illative matuunsa matuihinsa adessive matullaan matullansa matuillaan matuillansa ablative matultaan matultansa matuiltaan matuiltansa allative matulleen matullensa matuilleen matuillensa essive matunaan matunansa matuinaan matuinansa translative matukseen matuksensa matuikseen matuiksensa abessive matuttaan matuttansa matuittaan matuittansa instructive — — comitative — matuineen matuinensa

Related terms

• (derogatory) juhlapaikanhakija, mamu

Anagrams

• maut, muta, tuma

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”), from Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /matu/, [mə.tʊ]

Noun

matu (plural matut)

1. lid
2. door

Declension

Declension of matu

	singular	plural
absolutive	matu	matut
ergative	matup	matut
allative	matumut	matunut
ablative	matumit	matuniit
prosecutive	matukkut	matutigut
locative	matumi	matuni
instrumental	matumik	matunik
equative	matusut	matusut

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese mata. Cognate with Kabuverdianu matu.

Noun

matu

1. forest

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mata.

Noun

matu

1. forest

Latvian

Noun

matu m

1. inflection of mats (“hair”):
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Lithuanian

Noun

matù

1. instrumental singular of mãtas (“measure”)

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• mato

Verb

matu

1. third-person plural present indicative of masu

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.tu/
• Rhymes: -atu
• Syllabification: ma‧tu

Noun

matu m inan

1. genitive singular of mat