մատ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian մատն (matn).

Noun

մատ • (mat)

  1. finger; toe
Usage notes

Has the combining form մատն- (matn-), as in Old Armenian.

Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Russian мат (mat).

Noun

մատ • (mat)

  1. (chess) checkmate, mate
    մատ անելmat anelto mate
Declension

Etymology 3

From Middle Armenian մատն (matn).

Alternative forms

  • մոդ (mod), մադ (mad)

Noun

մատ • (mat)

  1. (dialectal) hill
  2. (dialectal) slope
Declension

References

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 452
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մատն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • մատ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
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