LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

matta

matta f (genitive mattae)

Meaning

  1. feminineA mat made of rushes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemattamattae
genitivemattaemattārum
dativemattaemattīs
accusativemattammattās
ablativemattāmattīs
vocativemattamattae

matta, ae, f.,
I. a mat made of rushes, Aug. contr. Faust. 5, 5; Schol. Juv. 5, 8; 6, 117 (also v. l. for lata, Ov. F. 6, 679).

Origins

From Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Descendants
  • Catalanmata
  • Italianmatta
  • Portuguesematafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mata
  • Spanishmata
  • Frenchnattefrom Medieval Latin *natta
  • Portuguesenatafrom Medieval Latin *natta
  • Spanishnatafrom Medieval Latin *natta
  • Galicianmatafrom Old Galician-Portuguese mata
  • Campidanesematafrom Spanish mata
  • Normannattefrom Medieval Latin *natta

Quick answers

What does matta mean in Latin?
matta, a noun, means “A mat made of rushes”.
What is the genitive of matta?
The genitive singular is mattae. matta is feminine, first declension.