You can make 6 words from mat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of mat
mat amt mta tma atm tam
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word mat. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in mat.
Definitions and meaning of mat
mat
Pronunciation
(UK) enPR: măt, IPA(key): /mæt/
(US) enPR: măt, IPA(key): /mæt/, [mæʔ(t̚)]
Homophones: Matt, matte
Rhymes: -æt
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishmatte, from Old Englishmeatte, from Late Latinmatta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrewמיטה \ מִטָּה(mitá, “bed, couch”)).
Noun
mat (pluralmats)
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
A thickly tangled mess.
A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
Derived terms
Descendants
Tok Pisin: mat
→ Japanese: マット(matto)
→ Russian: мат(mat)
→ Spanish: mat
Translations
Verb
mat (third-person singular simple presentmats, present participlematting, simple past and past participlematted)
(transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
(intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
mat (pluralmats)
(video games, slang, chiefly Fortnite, in the plural)Clipping of material.
Related terms
Etymology 3
Compare matte.
Alternative forms
matt
Noun
mat
(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
Etymology 4
A clipped form of matinee.
Noun
mat (pluralmats)
(dated slang)Abbreviation of matinee(“performance at a theater”).
Etymology 5
Noun
mat (pluralmats)
Alternative spelling of matte(“decorative border around a picture”)
Etymology 6
Adjective
mat
Alternative form of matte(“not reflecting light”)
See also
Etymology 7
Noun
mat (pluralmats)
(printing)Short for matrix.
Anagrams
AMT, ATM, MTA, TAM, TMA, amt, amt., atm, tam
Ainu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mat/
Noun
mat (Kana spellingマッ)
(mainly in compounds) woman, female
wife
Verb
mat (Kana spellingマッ)
take a wife
Synonyms
menoko
Antonyms
(antonym(s) of “woman”):okkayo(“man”)
(antonym(s) of “wife”):hoku(“husband”)
Derived terms
matne(“female”)
Albanian
Alternative forms
matje
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian*mata, from pre-Albanian *mn̥to, from Proto-Indo-European*men-(“to tower, stand out”) (compare Welshmynydd, Latinmōns, Avestanmati).
Cognate with Garomat/Garomat-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
mat
wild animal
Derived terms
References
van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic*matis (compare Irishmaith).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maːd/
Adjective
mat
good
Related terms
ma
Mutation
Catalan
Noun
matm (pluralmats)
checkmate
Derived terms
escac i mat
Czech
Etymology
Ultimately from Persianشاه مات(šâh mât, literally “the king is amazed”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈmat]
Noun
matm inan
checkmate
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
mat in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
mat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
mat in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Adjective
mat (neutermat, plural and definite singular attributivematte)
dull, not shiny
tired
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɑt/
Hyphenation: mat
Rhymes: -ɑt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutchmatte, borrowed from Latinmatta. Cognates include Englishmat and GermanMatte.
Noun
matm or f (pluralmatten, diminutivematjen)
rug, mat
(hairstyle, chiefly diminutive) mullet
Derived terms
deurmat
hangmat
kokosmat
mattenklopper
muismat
rietmat
slaapmat
turnmat
Related terms
placemat
Descendants
→ Papiamentu: mat
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutchmat(“checkmate”), borrowed from Old Frenchmat, borrowed from Persianشاه مات(šâh mât, “the king is dead”). Cognate to Englishcheckmate.
Noun
matn (pluralmatten)
checkmate
Related terms
schaakmat
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutchmat, borrowed from Old Frenchmat, from Latinmattus(“depressed”). See also Frenchmat (adjective).
mat (femininemate, masculine pluralmats, feminine pluralmates)
checkmated
Noun
matm (pluralmats)
checkmate
Derived terms
échec et mat
References
Notes:
Further reading
“mat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
AMT
Garo
Noun
mat
squirrel
Prefix
mat
prefix for mammals
Gothic
Romanization
mat
Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄
Icelandic
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maːt/
Rhymes: -aːt
Etymology 1
Noun
matn (genitive singularmats, nominative pluralmöt)
(usually uncountable) evaluation
Declension
Related terms
meta(“to evaluate”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
mat
inflection of matur:
indefinite accusative singular
indefinite dative singular
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High Germanmit, from Proto-Germanic*midi. Cognate with Germanmit, Dutchmet, West Frisianmei, Icelandicmeð.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mɑt/
Rhymes: -ɑt
Preposition
mat
with
Antonyms
ouni
Malay
Etymology
Shortening of Ahmad or Muhammad, two common Malay names.
Noun
mat (pluralmat-mat, informal 1st possessivematku, 2nd possessivematmu, 3rd possessivematnya)
(colloquial, slang) a certain person; a fellow; a dude.
(colloquial, slang) a John Doe.
Derived terms
mat gian (a drug addict)
mat rempit (an illegal street racer)
mat rok (a heavy metal fan)
Mat Salleh (a White or European man)
Related terms
minah (a certain woman, a Jane Doe)
Maricopa
Noun
mat
earth
Marshallese
Pronunciation
(phonetic) IPA(key): [mʲɑtˠ]
(phonemic) IPA(key): /mʲætˠ/
Bender phonemes: {mat}
Etymology 1
From Proto-Micronesian *masu, from Proto-Oceanic*masuʀ, contraction of Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*mabosuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bəsuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian*bəsuʀ. Cognate with Tonganmahu(“abound in food”).
Adjective
mat
full (after eating), satiated
Etymology 2
Adjective
mat
cooked
References
Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Frenchmat, a backformation from eschec mat(“checkmate”).
Alternative forms
maat, mate, matt
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maːt/, /mat/
Interjection
mat
(chess)Said when the opponent's king is captured.
Related terms
chekmat
maten
Descendants
English: mate
References
“māt, interj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
mat
checkmate, mate (moment of the opponent's king's capture)
Descendants
English: mate
References
“māt, interj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Adjective
mat
checkmated, defeated (in chess)
References
“māt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old Frenchmat(“defeated, tired”), from Late Latinmattus. Compare modern Englishmatte.
Alternative forms
maat, mate, matt
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maːt/, /mat/
Adjective
mat (plural and weak singularmate)
vanquished, defeated, defenceless
tired, fatigued
depressed, sorrowful
confused, afraid
Related terms
maten
References
“māt, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
mat
Alternative form of mate
Etymology 4
Noun
mat
Alternative form of matte
Etymology 5
Verb
mat
Alternative form of maten(“to overpower”)
Northern Sami
Pronoun
mat
nominative plural of mii
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maːt/, [mɑːt̻]
Rhymes: -aːt
Etymology 1
From Old Norsematr. Cognates include: Danishmad, Swedishmat, Gothic𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃(mats), Old Englishmete (Englishmeat).
Noun
matm (definite singularmaten, uncountable)
food
Derived terms
Related terms
mate
See also
føde
næring
Etymology 2
Verb
mat
imperative of mate
References
“mat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norsematr.
Noun
matm (definite singularmaten, uncountable)
food
Derived terms
References
“mat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Adjective
matm (oblique and nominative feminine singularmate)
checkmated; in checkmate
Old Irish
Verb
mat
third-person plural present subjunctive of masu
c.800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4a27
Paipai
Noun
mat
land
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mat/
Rhymes: -at
Syllabification: mat
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabicمَات(māt), from Persianشاه مات(šâh mât).
Noun
matm animal
(chess) checkmate
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutchmaat.
Noun
matm pers
(military, nautical) mate (ship's officer)
(nautical) mate (in naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer)
Declension
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Germanmatt.
Noun
matm inan
matt, matte (dull colour or surface)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
matf
genitive plural of mata
Further reading
mat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
mat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchmat.
Adjective
matm or n (feminine singularmată, masculine pluralmați, feminine and neuter pluralmate)
matte
Declension
Romansch
Etymology
From Latinmarītus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [mat]
Noun
matm
boy
Semai
Etymology
From Proto-Aslian*mat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer*mat(“eye”). Cognate with Khmerមាត់(mŏət), Monမတ်(mòt), Vietnamesemắt, Car Nicobaresemat.
Noun
mat
eye
References
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatianmati.
Noun
matf
mother
Declension
References
Ivica Peša Matracki and Nada Županović Filipin (2014), Changes in the System of Oblique Cases in Molise Croatian Dialect.
Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Arabicمَاتَ(māta) in Persianشاه مات(šâh mât, “the king is dead”).
“mat”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Anagrams
tam
tma
South Efate
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(m-)atay. Cognate to Big Nambasim'a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mat/
Verb
mat
to die
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishmat.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmat/[ˈmat̪]
Rhymes: -at
Syllabification: mat
Noun
matm (pluralmats)
mat(for exercise)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norsematr, from Proto-Germanic*matiz, from Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-.