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ма́тка

uncommon #5742
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    uterus, wombanatomy

    Во вре́мя бере́менности ма́тка увели́чивается.

    During pregnancy the uterus enlarges.

    Inanimate: accusative like nominative (матку is the regular form; note animacy differs from the 'female animal' sense).

  • 2.

    female animal, damagriculture

    Ма́тка ко́рмит детёнышей.

    The female is feeding her young.

    Animate noun in this sense.

  • 3.

    queen (bee)beekeeping

    Пчели́ная ма́тка откла́дывает яйца́.

    The queen bee lays eggs.

    Usually пчелиная матка.

  • 4.

    (raremother ship, tendernautical

    корабль-ма́тка

    mother ship

    Only in compounds such as корабль-матка.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ма́тка

ма́тки

Gen.Genitive

ма́тки

ма́ток

Dat.Dative

ма́тке

ма́ткам

Acc.Accusative

ма́тку

ма́тки

ма́ток

Inst.Instrumental

ма́ткой

ма́ткою

ма́тками

Prep.Prepositional

ма́тке

ма́тках

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.
  • Sandy edited noun basics 5 years ago.
  • Sandy edited declension 5 years ago.
  • Sandy edited noun basics 6 years ago.