"Mats" meaning in Swedish

See Mats in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Mats.wav Forms: Mats [genitive]
Etymology: Vernacular form of Mattias and Matteus. First recorded in Sweden in 1494 as Matz. Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Mats|g=c|head=}} Mats c (genitive Mats), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Mats c (genitive Mats)
  1. a male given name Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names Related terms: Mattias, Matts, Matsson [surname], Mattsson Related terms (male given names): Mathias
    Sense id: en-Mats-sv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Mats",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Mats c (genitive Mats)",
      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
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        },
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
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        },
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          "kind": "topical",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "sense": "male given names",
          "word": "Mathias"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mattias"
        },
        {
          "word": "Matts"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "surname"
          ],
          "word": "Matsson"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mattsson"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Mats"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Vernacular form of Mattias and Matteus. First recorded in Sweden in 1494 as Matz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Mats",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Mats c (genitive Mats)",
      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "sense": "male given names",
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    },
    {
      "word": "Mattias"
    },
    {
      "word": "Matts"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Matsson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mattsson"
    }
  ],
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        "Swedish lemmas",
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        "Swedish proper nouns"
      ],
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        "a male given name"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Mats"
}

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