UrsprungNoun sense 1 is an abbreviation of matmor, while noun sense 2 is an abbreviation of matematik.
- common-genderfemale owner of a pet
“Ja, var är matte? Var är matte?” — Yes, where is mommy? Where is mommy?
- colloquial, common-gender, uncountablemath
“Är du klar med matten tills i morgon?” — Are you done with the math for tomorrow?
“Hon ville inte sitta och räkna matte.” — She did not want to sit and do math.
- common-gender16th–17th century spelling of matta
- definite, form-of, masculine, natural, singulardefinite natural masculine singular of matt
Formermatte(indefinite, nominative, singular) · mattes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · matten(definite, nominative, singular) · mattens(definite, genitive, singular) · mattar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · mattars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · mattarna(definite, nominative, plural) · mattarnas(definite, genitive, plural)