matur

See also: mãtur

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mātūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtu(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -u(ɾ)
• Syllabification: ma‧tur

Adjective

matur (feminine matura, masculine plural maturs, feminine plural maturas)

1. (Belsetán, Chistabín, Sobrepuerto) ripe, mature

References

• Badia I Margarit, Antonio. 1950. El habla del Valle de Bielsa. Barcelona: Instituto de Estudios Pirenaicos. 232.
• “maduro”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse matr (“food”) from 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 Icelandic matur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛaːʰtʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰtʊɹ
• Homophone: mætur

Noun

matur m (genitive singular matar, uncountable)

1. meal, food

Declension

m12-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	matur	maturin
accusative	mat	matin
dative	mati	matinum
genitive	matar	matarins

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse matr (“food”) from 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/

• Audio:

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• 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?

Declension

Declension of matur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	matur	maturinn	matar	matarnir
accusative	mat	matinn	mata	matana
dative	mat	matnum	mötum	mötunum
genitive	matar	matarins	mata	matanna

Derived terms

• dauðans matur (“a dead man, a marked man”)
• matarborð
• matarboð
• mjólkurmatur
• gera sér mat úr (“to cash in on”)
• herramannsmatur
• innmatur
• í matinn

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “matur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Middle English

Noun

matur

1. Alternative form of matere

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mātūrus, Italian maturo. Doublet of mator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtur/

Adjective

matur m or n (feminine singular matură, masculine plural maturi, feminine and neuter plural mature)

1. mature
2. ripe

   Synonym: copt

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	matur		matură		maturi	mature
	definite	maturul		matura		maturii	maturele
genitive- dative	indefinite	matur		mature		maturi	mature
	definite	maturului		maturei		maturilor	maturelor

Derived terms

• maturiza

Related terms

• maturitate
• imatur