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мат

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nounmasculineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    foul language, obscene language, swearing

    Он руга́лся ма́том на всю у́лицу.

    He was swearing so the whole street could hear.

    Refers specifically to Russian obscene vocabulary; often in the phrase ругаться матом.

  • 2.

    checkmate, mate (in chess)chess

    Шах и мат!

    Checkmate!

  • 3.

    mat, floor mat, gym mat

    Дети пры́гали на гимнасти́ческий мат.

    The children were jumping onto the gym mat.

  • 4.

    (rarematte finish, frosted finish (on glass)

    Стены покра́сили под мат.

    The walls were painted with a matte finish.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ма́т

ма́ты

Gen.Genitive

ма́та

ма́тов

Dat.Dative

ма́ту

ма́там

Acc.Accusative

ма́т

ма́ты

Inst.Instrumental

ма́том

ма́тами

Prep.Prepositional

ма́те

ма́тах

Word familyматPRO

  • матfoul language; checkmate; mat; matte finish
    nounmasculine
  • ма́ткаuterus; female animal; queen (bee); mother ship
    nounfeminine
  • ма́товыйmatte; dull
    adjective

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lisa edited related words 1 year ago.
  • achoff edited translation 3 years ago.