/ˈmaːtʏr/
UppruniFrom Old Norse matr (“food”) from 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.
- masculinefood
“Þetta var staðgóður matur.” — This was a hearty meal.
“Hvað er í matinn?” — What's for dinner?
Beygingarmatar(genitive, singular) · matar(nominative, plural) · matur(indefinite, nominative, singular) · maturinn(definite, nominative, singular) · matar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · matarnir(definite, nominative, plural) · mat(accusative, indefinite, singular) · matinn(accusative, definite, singular) · mata(accusative, indefinite, plural) · matana(accusative, definite, plural) · mat(dative, indefinite, singular) · matnum(dative, definite, singular) · mötum(dative, indefinite, plural) · mötunum(dative, definite, plural) · matar(genitive, indefinite, singular) · matarins(definite, genitive, singular) · mata(genitive, indefinite, plural) · matanna(definite, genitive, plural)