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matur

matur

See also: mãtur

Faroese

Noun

matur m (genitive singular matar, uncountable)

  1. meal, food

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]

  1. food
    Þetta var staðgóður matur.
    This was a hearty meal.
    Hvað er í matinn?
    What's for dinner?

Declension

Derived terms

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

References

  1. https://archive.is/20130702125645/bin.arnastofnun.is/leit.php?q=matur

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin mātūrus, Italian maturo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtur/

Adjective

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

  1. mature
  2. ripe

Declension

Synonyms