matować

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ma‧to‧wać

Etymology 1

From mat (matte) + -ować.

Verb

matować impf (perfective zmatować)

  1. (transitive) to make matte (to cause to lose lustre)
  2. (reflexive) to become matte, to tarnish (to lose lustre)
    Synonym: matowieć
Conjugation
Derived terms
verb
  • pomatować pf
adjectives
noun
  • matowość
verb

Etymology 2

From mat (checkmate) + -ować.

Verb

matować impf (perfective zamatować)

  1. (transitive, chess) to checkmate (to put the king of an opponent into checkmate)
Conjugation

Further reading

  • matować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • matować in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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