matara

See also: matará and matarà

Asturian

Verb

matara

1. inflection of matar:
   1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
   2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Finnish

rantamatara

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matara, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *madarǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ta‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ta‧ra

Noun

matara

1. (botany) bedstraw (any plant of the genus Galium)

Declension

Inflection of matara (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		matara	matarat
genitive		mataran	mataroiden mataroitten matarojen
partitive		mataraa	mataroita mataroja
illative		mataraan	mataroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		matara	matarat
accusative	nom.	matara	matarat
	gen.	mataran
genitive		mataran	mataroiden mataroitten matarojen matarain rare
partitive		mataraa	mataroita mataroja
inessive		matarassa	mataroissa
elative		matarasta	mataroista
illative		mataraan	mataroihin
adessive		mataralla	mataroilla
ablative		mataralta	mataroilta
allative		mataralle	mataroille
essive		matarana	mataroina
translative		mataraksi	mataroiksi
abessive		mataratta	mataroitta
instructive		—	mataroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of matara (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matarani matarani accusative nom. matarani matarani gen. matarani genitive matarani mataroideni mataroitteni matarojeni mataraini rare partitive mataraani mataroitani matarojani inessive matarassani mataroissani elative matarastani mataroistani illative mataraani mataroihini adessive matarallani mataroillani ablative mataraltani mataroiltani allative mataralleni mataroilleni essive mataranani mataroinani translative matarakseni mataroikseni abessive matarattani mataroittani instructive — — comitative — mataroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matarasi matarasi accusative nom. matarasi matarasi gen. matarasi genitive matarasi mataroidesi mataroittesi matarojesi mataraisi rare partitive mataraasi mataroitasi matarojasi inessive matarassasi mataroissasi elative matarastasi mataroistasi illative mataraasi mataroihisi adessive matarallasi mataroillasi ablative mataraltasi mataroiltasi allative matarallesi mataroillesi essive mataranasi mataroinasi translative mataraksesi mataroiksesi abessive matarattasi mataroittasi instructive — — comitative — mataroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mataramme mataramme accusative nom. mataramme mataramme gen. mataramme genitive mataramme mataroidemme mataroittemme matarojemme mataraimme rare partitive mataraamme mataroitamme matarojamme inessive matarassamme mataroissamme elative matarastamme mataroistamme illative mataraamme mataroihimme adessive matarallamme mataroillamme ablative mataraltamme mataroiltamme allative matarallemme mataroillemme essive mataranamme mataroinamme translative mataraksemme mataroiksemme abessive matarattamme mataroittamme instructive — — comitative — mataroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mataranne mataranne accusative nom. mataranne mataranne gen. mataranne genitive mataranne mataroidenne mataroittenne matarojenne matarainne rare partitive mataraanne mataroitanne matarojanne inessive matarassanne mataroissanne elative matarastanne mataroistanne illative mataraanne mataroihinne adessive matarallanne mataroillanne ablative mataraltanne mataroiltanne allative matarallenne mataroillenne essive matarananne mataroinanne translative mataraksenne mataroiksenne abessive matarattanne mataroittanne instructive — — comitative — mataroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mataransa mataransa accusative nom. mataransa mataransa gen. mataransa genitive mataransa mataroidensa mataroittensa matarojensa matarainsa rare partitive mataraansa mataroitaan matarojaan mataroitansa matarojansa inessive matarassaan matarassansa mataroissaan mataroissansa elative matarastaan matarastansa mataroistaan mataroistansa illative mataraansa mataroihinsa adessive matarallaan matarallansa mataroillaan mataroillansa ablative mataraltaan mataraltansa mataroiltaan mataroiltansa allative mataralleen matarallensa mataroilleen mataroillensa essive mataranaan mataranansa mataroinaan mataroinansa translative matarakseen mataraksensa mataroikseen mataroiksensa abessive matarattaan matarattansa mataroittaan mataroittansa instructive — — comitative — mataroineen mataroinensa

Derived terms

• Matarenki

compounds

• rantamatara
• sinimatara
• tuoksumatara
• värimatara

Further reading

• “matara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• armaat

Galician

Verb

matara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of matar

Ingrian

Matara.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matara (“bedstraw”), with the modern sense probably originally short for of the derived kivimatara. Cognates include Finnish matara and Estonian madar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈmɑtɑˑr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑːrɑ/, [ˈmɑtˑɑːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑr, -ɑtɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧ra

Noun

matara

1. shield lichen

Declension

Declension of matara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	matara	matarat
genitive	mataran	mataroin
partitive	mataraa	mataroja
illative	mataraa	mataroihe
inessive	mataraas	matarois
elative	matarast	mataroist
allative	mataralle	mataroille
adessive	mataraal	mataroil
ablative	mataralt	mataroilt
translative	mataraks	mataroiks
essive	mataranna, mataraan	mataroinna, mataroin
exessive1)	matarant	mataroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• kivimatara

Derived terms

• kivimatara

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 299

Latin

Alternative forms

• mataris, materis, madaris

Etymology

Of Celtic/Gaulish origin, but the exact word and Celtic cognates are obscure.

Noun

matara f (genitive matarae); first declension

1. sort of javelin used by Gauls
   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.26:

     Ad multam noctem etiam ad impedimenta pugnatum est, propterea quod pro vallo carros obiecerunt et e loco superiore in nostros venientes tela coiciebant et non nulli inter carros rotasque mataras ac tragulas subiciebant nostrosque vulnerabant.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	matara	matarae
genitive	matarae	matarārum
dative	matarae	matarīs
accusative	mataram	matarās
ablative	matarā	matarīs
vocative	matara	matarae

Descendants

• Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Italian: mattero
  • Venetan: marelo
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Friulian: madràc
    • →? Venetan: madraso (Trieste)
• Gallo-Italic:
  • Emilian: marass (Ferrara, Mantova)
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: matràs
  • Occitan: matras
  • Old Franco-Provençal: mataras
  • Old French: materas, maturas
    • Middle French: materas, matraz
      • French: matras
      • → English: matrass (obsolete)

References

• “matara”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “matara”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “matara”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• "matara", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “matara”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• Ellis, P. B. (1998). The Ancient World of the Celts. United Kingdom: Constable, p. 75

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈta.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈta.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -aɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧ra

Verb

matara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of matar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مطره (matara).

Noun

matara f (plural matarale)

1. water container

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	matara	mataraua	matarale	mataralele
genitive-dative	matarale	mataralei	matarale	mataralelor
vocative	matara		mataralelor

References

• matara in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtaɾa/ [maˈt̪a.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧ra

Verb

matara

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of matar

Turkish

Matara

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مطره (matara, matare), from Arabic مَطَرَة (maṭara, “(leather) pouch, bag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.taˈɾa/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧ra

Noun

matara (definite accusative matarayı, plural mataralar)

1. canteen, water bottle, flask (Water container usually made of woolen fabric, leather or metal, used in travel or military service, carried around the neck or waist.)

   Near-synonyms: (dated) kırba, suluk

Declension

Declension of matara

singular plural nominative matara mataralar definite accusative matarayı mataraları dative mataraya mataralara locative matarada mataralarda ablative mataradan mataralardan genitive mataranın mataraların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular mataram mataralarım 2nd singular mataran mataraların 3rd singular matarası mataraları 1st plural mataramız mataralarımız 2nd plural mataranız mataralarınız 3rd plural mataraları mataraları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular mataramı mataralarımı 2nd singular mataranı mataralarını 3rd singular matarasını mataralarını 1st plural mataramızı mataralarımızı 2nd plural mataranızı mataralarınızı 3rd plural mataralarını mataralarını dative singular plural 1st singular matarama mataralarıma 2nd singular matarana mataralarına 3rd singular matarasına mataralarına 1st plural mataramıza mataralarımıza 2nd plural mataranıza mataralarınıza 3rd plural mataralarına mataralarına locative singular plural 1st singular mataramda mataralarımda 2nd singular mataranda mataralarında 3rd singular matarasında mataralarında 1st plural mataramızda mataralarımızda 2nd plural mataranızda mataralarınızda 3rd plural mataralarında mataralarında ablative singular plural 1st singular mataramdan mataralarımdan 2nd singular matarandan mataralarından 3rd singular matarasından mataralarından 1st plural mataramızdan mataralarımızdan 2nd plural mataranızdan mataralarınızdan 3rd plural mataralarından mataralarından genitive singular plural 1st singular mataramın mataralarımın 2nd singular mataranın mataralarının 3rd singular matarasının mataralarının 1st plural mataramızın mataralarımızın 2nd plural mataranızın mataralarınızın 3rd plural mataralarının mataralarının

Further reading

• “matara”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “matara¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3078