matica

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mâtit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ti‧ca

Noun

mȁtica f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏тица)

  1. queen (insects)
  2. source, home (figuratively)
  3. mainstream (also figuratively)
  4. registry, record book
  5. nut, fastener (piece of metal)

Declension
Declension of matica
singular plural
nominative matica matice
genitive matice matica
dative matici maticama
accusative maticu matice
vocative matice / matico matice
locative matici maticama
instrumental maticom maticama

Slovak

Etymology

From mať, related to Sanskrit mātr, mother.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmacit͡sa/

Noun

matica f (genitive singular matice, nominative plural matice, genitive plural matíc, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. matrix
  2. nut (hardware)
  3. fraternal organization

Declension
Declension of matica
singular plural
nominative matica matice
genitive matice matíc
dative matici maticiam
accusative maticu matice
locative matici maticiach
instrumental maticou maticami
  • Matica Slovenská
  • matičný

Further reading
  • matica in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /máːtit͡sa/

Noun

mȃtica f

  1. queen (insects)
  2. home base (central unit of organisation)
  3. nut (piece of metal)

Inflection
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. mática
gen. sing. mátice
singular dual plural
nominative mática mátici mátice
accusative mático mátici mátice
genitive mátice mátic mátic
dative mátici máticama máticam
locative mátici máticah máticah
instrumental mático máticama máticami

Further reading
  • “matica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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