mat

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
2. A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
3. A floor pad to protect athletes.
4. A thickly tangled mess.
5. A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
6. A thin surface layer; superficial cover.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
2. (intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

Verb

Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).

Adj

Alternative form of matte (“not reflecting light”).

Concepten

mat

schaakmat

deurmat

kleedje

tapijt

matje

dof

turnmat

matras

onderlegger

placemat

verwarren

Synoniemen

matting

matt

matte

rug

carpet

mattress

bed

🛏️

straw mat

tangle

entangle

seat

💺

doormat

sleeping mat

felt

mount

pad

mat up

matte up

gym mat

chair

🪑

sheet

snarl

dull

matted

dim

matt-up

lacklustre

cushion

layer

prayer mat

cover

flatness

lusterlessness

lustrelessness

clot

flat

tablecloth

pillow

felt up

lustreless

pallet

coverlet

blanket

couch

🛋️

confuse

blank

bass

coaster

cloth

bedroll

Vertalingen

natte

estera

Matte

stuoia

tapete

paillasson

estora

petate

colchoneta

zerbino

felpudo

tapis

mat

alfombrilla

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mæt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: matte

Overgenomen van Oudengels: meatte

Verwant aan Hebreeuws: מיטה

In summary

Inherited from Middle English matte, from Old English meatte, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).