matti
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Clipping of šakkimatti.
Noun[edit]
matti
- checkmate (conclusive victory in chess)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) State of being absolutely sure.
- Tästä asiasta olen ihan matti.
- I'm absolutely sure about this thing.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of matti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | matti | matit | ||
genitive | matin | mattien | ||
partitive | mattia | matteja | ||
illative | mattiin | matteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | matti | matit | ||
accusative | nom. | matti | matit | |
gen. | matin | |||
genitive | matin | mattien | ||
partitive | mattia | matteja | ||
inessive | matissa | mateissa | ||
elative | matista | mateista | ||
illative | mattiin | matteihin | ||
adessive | matilla | mateilla | ||
ablative | matilta | mateilta | ||
allative | matille | mateille | ||
essive | mattina | matteina | ||
translative | matiksi | mateiksi | ||
abessive | matitta | mateitta | ||
instructive | — | matein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “2. matti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
From the given name Matti, a vernacular form of Matteus, as a translation of German Matthäi am Letzten (“over, done for”), a saying referring to the Gospel of Matthew.
Noun[edit]
matti
- (idiomatic) Only used in matti kukkarossa
Further reading[edit]
- “1. matti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
matti m
Adjective[edit]
matti m
Categories:
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑtːi
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑtːi/2 syllables
- Finnish clippings
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish colloquialisms
- Finnish idioms
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Finnish terms derived from German
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