adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mattus
mattus (feminine matta, neuter mattum)
Classical[ˈmat.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmat.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivedrunk, intoxicated
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mattus | matta māta | mattum mātum |
| genitive | mattī mātī | mattae mātae | mattī mātī |
| dative | mattō mātō | mattae mātae | mattō mātō |
| accusative | mattum mātum | mattam mātam | mattum mātum |
| ablative | mattō mātō | mattā mātā | mattō mātō |
| vocative | matte māte | matta māta | mattum mātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mattī mātī | mattae mātae | matta māta |
| genitive | mattōrum mātōrum | mattārum mātārum | mattōrum mātōrum |
| dative | mattīs mātīs | mattīs mātīs | mattīs mātīs |
| accusative | mattōs mātōs | mattās mātās | matta māta |
| ablative | mattīs mātīs | mattīs mātīs | mattīs mātīs |
| vocative | mattī mātī | mattae mātae | matta māta |
mattus or matus, a, um, adj. Sanscr. mad, to be drunk; cf. madidus,
I. drunk, intoxicated, Petr. 41 fin.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Italic *madēō Latin madēre Latin *maditus Latin mattus Syncopated from *madĭtus (with subsequent assimilation of /dt/ to /tt/), from madēre (“be drunk, be wet”), itself from Proto-Italic *madēō, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet”). Cognate of Sanskrit मत्त (mattá, “drunk”).
Descendants
- Frenchmat
- Italianmatto