"mat" meaning in French

See mat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mat/, /ma/ Forms: mate [feminine], mats [masculine, plural], mates [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -at, -a Etymology: Probably from Latin mattus, which is from madere; see Italian matto. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|mattus}} Latin mattus, {{cog|it|matto}} Italian matto Head templates: {{fr-adj}} mat (feminine mate, masculine plural mats, feminine plural mates)
  1. matt
    Sense id: en-mat-fr-adj-TzH6UOW9
  2. pale
    Sense id: en-mat-fr-adj-PmgF2eb3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 37 26 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: matité
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /mat/ Forms: mate [feminine], mats [masculine, plural], mates [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -at Etymology: Abbreviation of the French expression échec et mat, from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fa|شاه مات||the king is ambushed|tr=šâh mât}} Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} mat (feminine mate, masculine plural mats, feminine plural mates)
  1. checkmated
    Sense id: en-mat-fr-adj-hdH8rdvk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /mat/ Forms: mats [plural]
Rhymes: -at Etymology: Abbreviation of the French expression échec et mat, from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fa|شاه مات||the king is ambushed|tr=šâh mât}} Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mat m (plural mats)
  1. checkmate Tags: masculine Derived forms: échec et mat
    Sense id: en-mat-fr-noun-XZrRaXmT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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