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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

matte.

a mat, rug

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a mat, rug

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk matte, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta. Displaced Danish måtte.

noun

  1. maths, math (mathematics)

    masculine
    Favorittfaget mitt på skolen er matte.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of matematikk.

verb

  1. to deliver a checkmate

  2. to make something dull, matt

Where this word comes from

Equivalent to matt + -e.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.