"matu" meaning in Greenlandic

See matu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /matu/ (note: Nuuk), [mə.tʊ] (note: Nuuk)
Etymology: From Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”), from Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”). Etymology templates: {{inh|kl|esx-inu-pro|*matu-|t=cover, lid, to cover}} Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”), {{der|kl|esx-esk-pro|*matu|t=cover}} Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”) Head templates: {{head|kl|noun|plural|matut|head=}} matu (plural matut), {{kl-noun|matut}} matu (plural matut) Inflection templates: {{kl-decl|matu|matup|matumut|matumit|matukkut|matumi|matumik|matusut|matut|matut|matunut|matuniit|matutigut|matuni|matunik|matusut}} Forms: matut [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], matu [absolutive, singular], matut [absolutive, plural], matup [ergative, singular], matut [ergative, plural], matumut [allative, singular], matunut [allative, plural], matumit [ablative, singular], matuniit [ablative, plural], matukkut [prosecutive, singular], matutigut [plural, prosecutive], matumi [locative, singular], matuni [locative, plural], matumik [instrumental, singular], matunik [instrumental, plural], matusut [equative, singular], matusut [equative, plural]
  1. lid
    Sense id: en-matu-kl-noun-mPu372AS Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 7 33 42 3 7 9 Disambiguation of Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. door
    Sense id: en-matu-kl-noun-JTTi3h3s

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "esx-inu-pro",
        "3": "*matu-",
        "t": "cover, lid, to cover"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "esx-esk-pro",
        "3": "*matu",
        "t": "cover"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”), from Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "matut",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kl-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matup",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ergative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ergative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matunut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matuniit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matukkut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prosecutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matutigut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prosecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matunik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matusut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "equative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matusut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "equative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "matut",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "matu (plural matut)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "matut"
      },
      "expansion": "matu (plural matut)",
      "name": "kl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "matu",
        "10": "matut",
        "11": "matunut",
        "12": "matuniit",
        "13": "matutigut",
        "14": "matuni",
        "15": "matunik",
        "16": "matusut",
        "2": "matup",
        "3": "matumut",
        "4": "matumit",
        "5": "matukkut",
        "6": "matumi",
        "7": "matumik",
        "8": "matusut",
        "9": "matut"
      },
      "name": "kl-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greenlandic",
  "lang_code": "kl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 33 42 3 7 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 9 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lid"
      ],
      "id": "en-matu-kl-noun-mPu372AS",
      "links": [
        [
          "lid",
          "lid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Peter saw the dog through the door.",
          "text": "Piitap qimmeq matukkut takuaa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "door"
      ],
      "id": "en-matu-kl-noun-JTTi3h3s",
      "links": [
        [
          "door",
          "door"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/matu/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mə.tʊ]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "matu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Greenlandic lemmas",
    "Greenlandic nouns",
    "Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Eskimo",
    "Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Inuit",
    "Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Inuit",
    "Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "esx-inu-pro",
        "3": "*matu-",
        "t": "cover, lid, to cover"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "esx-esk-pro",
        "3": "*matu",
        "t": "cover"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Inuit *matu- (“cover, lid, to cover”), from Proto-Eskimo *matu (“cover”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "matut",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kl-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matup",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ergative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ergative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matunut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matuniit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matukkut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prosecutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matutigut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prosecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matumik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matunik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matusut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "equative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "matusut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "equative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kl",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "matut",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "matu (plural matut)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "matut"
      },
      "expansion": "matu (plural matut)",
      "name": "kl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "matu",
        "10": "matut",
        "11": "matunut",
        "12": "matuniit",
        "13": "matutigut",
        "14": "matuni",
        "15": "matunik",
        "16": "matusut",
        "2": "matup",
        "3": "matumut",
        "4": "matumit",
        "5": "matukkut",
        "6": "matumi",
        "7": "matumik",
        "8": "matusut",
        "9": "matut"
      },
      "name": "kl-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greenlandic",
  "lang_code": "kl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lid",
          "lid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greenlandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Peter saw the dog through the door.",
          "text": "Piitap qimmeq matukkut takuaa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "door"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "door",
          "door"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/matu/",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mə.tʊ]",
      "note": "Nuuk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "matu"
}

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