LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mataxa

mataxa f (genitive mataxae)

Meaning

  1. feminineraw silk
  2. femininethick string or thread

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemataxamataxae
metaxae
genitivemataxae
metaxae
mataxārum
metaxārum
dativemataxae
metaxae
mataxīs
metaxīs
accusativemataxam
metaxam
mataxās
metaxās
ablativemataxāmataxīs
metaxīs
vocativemataxamataxae
metaxae

mataxa, v. metaxa.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μέταξα (métaxa).

Descendants
  • Catalanmadeixa
  • Frenchmatasse
  • Italianmatassa
  • Portuguesematassa
  • Portuguesemadeixa
  • Romanianmătase
  • Spanishmadejafrom Old Spanish madexa
  • Albanianmëndafsh
  • Aragonesemadeixa
  • Aragonesemadaixa

Quick answers

What does mataxa mean in Latin?
mataxa, a noun, means “raw silk; thick string or thread”.
What is the genitive of mataxa?
The genitive singular is mataxae. mataxa is feminine, first declension.