мат

uncommon #7162C2nounmasculineinanimateuncountable
  • 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.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

мат

ма́ты

Gen.Genitive

ма́та

ма́тов

Dat.Dative

ма́ту

ма́там

Acc.Accusative

мат

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 2 months ago.
  • xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Lisa edited related words 1 year ago.
  • achoff edited translation 4 years ago.