different between patt vs matt

English

Noun

patt

1. (knitting) Abbreviation of pattern.
   • 2008, Claire Compton, Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible (page 305)

     Cont in patt until work measures 10cm (4in). Break off B and join in C.

Anagrams

• TATP, attP, tapt

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *patto. Cognate to Votic pattu (“sin”), dialectal Finnish patto (“crime”) and Karelian patto (“evil, mad”).

Noun

patt (genitive patu, partitive pattu)

1. sin

Declension

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Italian patta (“stalemate [in chess]”).

Noun

patt (genitive pati, partitive patti)

1. (chess) stalemate - position where a player has no legal moves, but the king is not mate, resulting in a remis (draw)

Declension

German

Etymology

From French pat.

Pronunciation

Adjective

patt (not comparable)

1. (chess) in stalemate (said of a situation where one player is not in check but still has no legal move)
2. deadlocked

Derived terms

• patt setzen

Related terms

• Patt

Further reading

• “patt” in Duden online

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish pat, from Italian patta (“draw, tie”), from Old High German pfeit, from Proto-Germanic *paid? (“coat, smock, shirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?aht/
• Rhymes: -aht

Adjective

patt (indeclinable)

1. (chess) in a state of stalemate; not able to move any piece without compromising the king

Noun

patt n (genitive singular patts, no plural)

1. (chess) stalemate

Declension

Synonyms

• (stalemate): pattstaða

Maltese

Etymology

From Sicilian pattu and/or Italian patto, from Latin pactum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pat/

Noun

patt m (plural pattijiet)

1. pact, agreement

Swedish

Noun

patt c

1. (chess) stalemate

English

Adjective

matt (comparative more matt, superlative most matt)

1. (chiefly British spelling) alternative spelling of matte

Noun

matt (plural matts)

1. (film) Alternative spelling of matte (“background, often painted or created with computers”)
2. Alternative spelling of mat (“an alloy in coppersmithing”)

Estonian

Noun

matt (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. checkmate (chess)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• matt in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat/
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

matt (comparative matter, superlative am mattesten)

1. dull (not shiny)
2. exhausted, weak, feeble (not lively, vigorous, energetic)
   • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 624:

Declension

See also

• schachmatt
• mattsetzen

Descendants

• ? Polish: mat

Further reading

• “matt” in Duden online

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matadak.

Verb

matt

1. (Salaca) creep

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?t/
• Rhymes: -?t
• Homophone: Matt

Adjective

matt (masculine matten, neuter matt, comparative méi matt, superlative am mattsten)

1. matte, dull, wan
2. feeble, weary

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French mat and German matt

Adjective

matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattere, indefinite superlative mattest, definite superlative matteste)

1. (colour) dull, matt
2. weak, feeble, listless
3. (chess) checkmated
4. (glass) frosted

References

• “matt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French mat and German matt

Adjective

matt (neuter singular matt, definite singular and plural matte, comparative mattare, indefinite superlative mattast, definite superlative mattaste)

1. (colour) dull, matt
2. weak, feeble, listless
3. (chess) checkmated
4. (glass) frosted

References

• “matt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German matt.

Adjective

matt

1. weak, faint

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat/

Adjective

matt (comparative mattare, superlative mattast)

1. weak, listless
2. (of colours) matte
3. (chess) checkmate, in the phrase göra någon matt

Declension

Antonyms

• (of colours): blank

Related terms

• mattsvart
• schack matt

See also

• mätt
• matta

Anagrams

• tamt

Westrobothnian

Adverb

matt

1. Alternative form of mått