Matīss

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1388. From Latin Matthias, ultimately from Hebrew. Cognate to English Matthias and Matthew.

Proper noun

Matīss m (1st declension)

1. a male given name
2. (religion) Matthew.
3. a surname

Declension

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Declension of Matīss (1st)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	Matīss	Matīsi
genitive	Matīsa	Matīsu
dative	Matīsam	Matīsiem
accusative	Matīsu	Matīsus
instrumental	Matīsu	Matīsiem
locative	Matīsā	Matīsos
vocative	Matīs	Matīsi

Related terms

• Matejs
• Matiass

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Matīss was the only given name of 2445 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.