Adjective: matt
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | matter |
| feminine | matte |
| neuter | mattes |
| plural | matte |
Genitive
| masculine | matten |
| feminine | matter |
| neuter | matten |
| plural | matter |
Dative
| masculine | mattem |
| feminine | matter |
| neuter | mattem |
| plural | matten |
Accusative
| masculine | matten |
| feminine | matte |
| neuter | mattes |
| plural | matte |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der matte |
| feminine | die matte |
| neuter | das matte |
| plural | die matten |
Genitive
| masculine | des matten |
| feminine | der matten |
| neuter | des matten |
| plural | der matten |
Dative
| masculine | dem matten |
| feminine | der matten |
| neuter | dem matten |
| plural | den matten |
Accusative
| masculine | den matten |
| feminine | die matte |
| neuter | das matte |
| plural | die matten |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein matter |
| feminine | eine matte |
| neuter | ein mattes |
| plural | matten |
Genitive
| masculine | eines matten |
| feminine | einer matten |
| neuter | eines matten |
| plural | matten |
Dative
| masculine | einem matten |
| feminine | einer matten |
| neuter | einem matten |
| plural | matten |
Accusative
| masculine | einen matten |
| feminine | eine matte |
| neuter | ein mattes |
| plural | matten |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | matt |
| Comparative | matter |
| Superlative | am mattesten |
Sample Sentences
-
1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624 (During the long trip home, gradually a feeble mood came down on the otherwise so tirelessly cheery group.)
Adjectives inflected like matt
seriös,
hemmungslos,
seicht,
kleinkariert,
seelenlos,
rügenswert,
schleierhaft,
defizient,
aalglatt,
bejahrt,
bedeckt,
begehrt,
behaart,
beherzt,
bekifft,
traditionsbewusst,
bekannt,
bekackt,
objektorientiert,
bemoost, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle High German mat, with influence from Old French mat (“in checkmate”), a clipping of French échec et mat (“checkmate”), and French mat (“matt; pale”). See: French Adjectives '
échec et mat', French Adjectives '
mat'.
Translations