maton

See also: matón, matön, -maton, -mätön, Matoń, and Maton

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French menton.

Noun

maton

1. (anatomy) chin

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

maton

1. accusative singular of mato

Finnish

Noun

maton

1. genitive singular of matto

Anagrams

• manto, monta

French

Etymology

From the verb mater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

maton m (plural matons)

1. (derogatory) jailer

Further reading

• “maton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old Dutch

Etymology

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Verb

māton

1. to bring into agreement with

Inflection

Conjugation of māton (weak class 2)

infinitive	māton
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	māto, māton	mātoda
2nd person singular	mātos	mātodos
3rd person singular	mātot	mātoda
1st person plural	māton	mātodon
2nd person plural	mātot	mātodot
3rd person plural	mātont	mātodon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	māte	mātodi
2nd person singular	mātis	mātodis
3rd person singular	māte	mātodi
1st person plural	mātin	mātodin
2nd person plural	mātit	mātodit
3rd person plural	mātin	mātodin
imperative	present
singular	māto
plural	mātot
participle	present	past
	mātondi	mātot, gimātot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mâten

Further reading

• “māton”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish matón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈton/ [mɐˈt̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ma‧ton

Noun

matón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. bully; thug; browbeater

   Synonyms: siga, hari-harian, barumbado, butangero

Related terms

• matapobre

Further reading

• “maton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.