𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *matjaną. Cognate with Vandalic matzia (“to eat”).

Verb

𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (matjan)

1. to eat, have a meal, dine

Conjugation

A variant form 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌳 (matjid) is attested.

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 matjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰 matja	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 matida	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 matjada
2nd singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐍃 matjis	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 matidēs	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 matjaza
3rd singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸 matjiþ	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 matida	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 matjada
1st dual	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐍉𐍃 matjōs	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 matidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 matjats	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 matidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 matjam	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 matidēdum	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 matjanda
2nd plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸 matjiþ	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 matidēduþ	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 matjanda
3rd plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 matjand	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 matidēdun	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 matjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 matjau	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 matidēdjau	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 matjaidau
2nd singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 matjais	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 matidēdeis	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 matjaizau
3rd singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹 matjai	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 matidēdi	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 matjaidau
1st dual	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 matjaiwa	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 matidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 matjaits	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 matidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 matjaima	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 matidēdeima	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 matjaindau
2nd plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 matjaiþ	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 matidēdeiþ	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 matjaindau
3rd plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 matjaina	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 matidēdeina	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 matjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 matei
3rd singular	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 matjadau
2nd dual	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 matjats
2nd plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸 matjiþ
3rd plural	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 matjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 matjands	𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌸𐍃 matiþs

Synonyms

• 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan)

Derived terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamatjan)
• 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (miþmatjan)

Related terms

• 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats, “food, meat”)