Mata

Campidanese Sardinian

Etymology

From Spanish, perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

Mata

1. tree

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Catalan

Noun

Mata f. (plural mates)

1. shrub

Verb

Mata

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of matar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of matar.

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

Mata

1. (Northern dialect) little brother

Declension

    declension of Mata</small>

nominative	Mata
genitive	Matanıñ
dative	Matağa
accusative	Matanı
locative	Matada
ablative	Matadan

Synonyms

• bata

Usage notes

• Corresponding words in standard Crimean Tatar: kadâ, qardaş.

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Gilbertese, Ilocano, Indonesian, Malay, Maori, Tagalog and Tongan mata, Hawaiian maka).

Noun

Mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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French

Verb

Mata

1. third-person singular past historic of mater

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Galician

Verb

Mata

1. third-person singular present indicative of matar
2. second-person singular imperative of matar

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Gilbertese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian, Ilocano, Indonesian, Malay, Maori, Tagalog and Tongan mata, Hawaiian maka).

Adjective

Mata

1. undercooked

Noun

Mata

1. (anatomy) eye
2. colour, hue
3. lamp or lantern, any object used to shed light
4. any sort of opening such as a lid or entrance, eye of needle

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian, Gilbertese, Indonesian, Malay, Maori, Tagalog and Tongan mata, Hawaiian maka).

Noun

Mata

1. eye

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian, Gilbertese, Ilocano, Malay, Maori, Tagalog and Tongan mata, Hawaiian maka).

Noun

Mata

1. (anatomy) eye

Derived terms

• air mata - tear
• matahari - sun

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Japanese

Noun

Mata (hiragana また)

1. 股, また: Crotch, often a person's.

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Malay

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mata

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian, Gilbertese, Ilocano, Indonesian, Maori, Tagalog and Tongan mata, Hawaiian maka).

Noun

Mata

1. eye (organ)
2. eye (of a potato)

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Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Hawaiian maka, Indonesian mentah, Chamorro mata').

Adjective

Mata

1. raw

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian, Gilbertese, Ilocano, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog and Tongan mata, Hawaiian maka).

Noun

Mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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Norwegian

Verb

Mata

1. fed; past tense of mate

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Polish

Pronoun

Mata f.

1. mat (floor pad)

Declension

    declension of Mata

	singular	plural
nominative	mata	maty
genitive	maty	mat
dative	macie	matom
accusative	matę	maty
instrumental	matą	matami
locative	macie	matach
vocative	mato	maty

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Portuguese

Noun

Mata f.

1. woods (collection of trees)

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Romanian

Pronoun

Mata

1. you

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Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Late Latin matta.

Noun

Mata

1. shrub
2. sprig
3. mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus

Synonyms

• (tree): lentisco
• (tree): mata charneca

Verb

Mata (infinitive matar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of matar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of matar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of matar.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

Mata

1. feed; helping a baby or a very young animal to eat
2. feed; continuously deliver

   Skrivaren måste ha gått sönder, den bara matar ut pappren ett efter ett så fort jag satt i dem

   The printer must be broken, it spits out the papers, one by one, as fast as I've put them in

Conjugation

Conjugation of Mata

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	Mata	Matas
Present tense	Matar	Matas
Past tense	Matade	Matades
Supine	Matat	Matats
Imperative	Mata	—
Present participle	Matande
Past participle	Matad

Related terms

• matning
• sidmatare
• skedmata

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian, Gilbertese, Ilocano, Indonesian, Malay, Maori and Tongan mata, Hawaiian maka).

Noun

Mata

1. (anatomy) eye

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian, Gilbertese, Ilocano, Indonesian, Malay, Maori and Tagalog mata, Hawaiian maka).

Noun

Mata

1. eyeaf:mata