UrsprungFrom Old Swedish matta, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, probably from Punic or Phoenician.
- common-gendera carpet, rug
- common-gendera carpet; fabric used as a floor covering
- common-gendera mat; a flat piece of coarse material for wiping one's feet
- common-gendera mat; a floor pad to protect athletes
- common-gendera bed; a piece of music over which a radio DJ (or other person) talks
“–Det här är intervjun som man har tonsatt över en...
–My guy, sänk mattan. Vad är det här?” — –This is the interview they've set to music...
–Dude, turn down the bed. What is this?
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular
- form-of, pluralplural
- passive, usuallyto make less intense or weaker
- to checkmate
Formermatta(indefinite, nominative, singular) · mattas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · mattan(definite, nominative, singular) · mattans(definite, genitive, singular) · mattor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · mattors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · mattorna(definite, nominative, plural) · mattornas(definite, genitive, plural) · mattar(present) · mattade(preterite) · mattat(supine) · matta(imperative) · matta(active, infinitive) · mattas(infinitive, passive) · mattat(active, supine) · mattats(passive, supine) · matta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · matten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)