"matta" meaning in Latin

See matta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form}} matta
  1. inflection of mattus:
    nominative/vocative feminine singular
    Tags: feminine, form-of, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: mattus
    Sense id: en-matta-la-adj-VzgX-xLR
  2. inflection of mattus:
    nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: mattus
    Sense id: en-matta-la-adj-yei11hHi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective

Forms: mattā [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=mattā}} mattā
  1. ablative feminine singular of mattus Tags: ablative, feminine, form-of, singular Form of: mattus
    Sense id: en-matta-la-adj-0cXt7nA4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|id=mat}}, {{der|la|xpu|-}} Punic, {{der|la|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{cog|he|מיטה|מיטה \ מִטָּה|bed, couch|tr=mitá}} Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”) Head templates: {{la-noun|matta<1>}} matta f (genitive mattae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|matta<1>}} Forms: mattae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], matta [nominative, singular], mattae [nominative, plural], mattae [genitive, singular], mattārum [genitive, plural], mattae [dative, singular], mattīs [dative, plural], mattam [accusative, singular], mattās [accusative, plural], mattā [ablative, singular], mattīs [ablative, plural], matta [singular, vocative], mattae [plural, vocative], natta [alternative]
  1. A mat made of rushes Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-matta-la-noun-Bw6sutZF Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 12 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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