matter

Betekenis (English)

Synonyms

business deal

be important

discharge pus

material world

be of consequence

be of importance

be of use

matter to

of consequence

of importance

subject area

be a pity

small thing

do matter

material element

non-spirit

be a misfortune

be hurtful

affair, business, case, object, thing, matter

substantia

be about

concernment

destitution

Frekwensie

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Gekoppel as
mat‧ter
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmætə/
Etimologie (English)

In summary

From Middle English matere, mater, from Anglo-Norman matere, materie, from Old French materie, matiere, from Latin materia (“wood”), from mater (“mother”), in which case cognate with Old Armenian մայր (mayr, “cedar”) and մայրի (mayri, “forest”). More recently, referred to Proto-Indo-European *dem-. Doublet of Madeira and mother. Displaced Middle English andweorc, andwork (“material, matter”), from Old English andweorc (“matter, substance, material”), Old English intinga (“matter, affair, business”).

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