maten

See also: måten

Asturian

Verb

maten

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of matar

Catalan

Verb

maten

1. third-person plural present indicative of matar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatɛn]

Participle

maten

1. masculine singular passive participle of mást

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːtə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːtən

Noun

maten

1. plural of maat

Verb

maten

1. inflection of meten:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• ament

Galician

Verb

maten

1. inflection of matar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French matin (“morning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matɛ̃/

Noun

maten

1. morning

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːtən/

Etymology 1

From Middle French mater (“to checkmate”); equivalent to mat (“checkmate”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• maat, mate

Verb

maten

1. To checkmate (capture the king in chess)

Conjugation

Conjugation of maten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) maten, mate
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mate	mated
2nd-person singular	matest	matedest
3rd-person singular	mateth	mated
subjunctive singular	mate
imperative singular		—
plural1	maten, mate	mateden, matede
imperative plural	mateth, mate	—
participles	matynge, matende	mated, mat, ymated, ymat

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: mate

References

• “māten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old French mater (“to kill”), from Vulgar Latin *mattō, of disputed origin. Equivalent to mat (“tired”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• mat, mate, matin, matyn

Verb

maten

1. To overpower, defeat or quell.
2. To terrify or sadden; to render helpless.
3. To confuse; to confound.

Conjugation

Conjugation of maten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) maten, mate
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mate	mated
2nd-person singular	matest	matedest
3rd-person singular	mateth	mated
subjunctive singular	mate
imperative singular		—
plural1	maten, mate	mateden, matede
imperative plural	mateth, mate	—
participles	matynge, matende	mated, mat, ymated, ymat

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: mate

References

• “māten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

maten m

1. definite singular of mat

Anagrams

• manet, mante, -menta, matne, menta, metan, namet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːtn̩/ (some dialects)

Noun

maten m

1. definite singular of mat

Spanish

Verb

maten

1. inflection of matar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

maten

1. definite singular of mat

Anagrams

• manet, menat, metan, teman