mătreață

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly tied to mătrice or to a Latin root *matricia, but semantic difficulties exist with this. A more likely origin is mătură (“broom”) +‎ -eață, based on what it cleans.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈtre̯a.t͡sə/

Noun

mătreață f (uncountable)

dandruff
(regional) a type of loosestrife (Lythrum portula)
Synonym: lintiță

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mătreață	mătreața
genitive-dative	mătreți	mătreții
vocative	mătreață, mătreațo