matala

See also: Matala and mátala

Asturian

Etymology

matar +‎ la

Verb

matala

1. Compound of matar + la

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑlɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ta‧la

Adjective

matala (comparative matalampi, superlative matalin)

1. low (small in height)

   Antonym: korkea

   matala aita ― a low fence

   matala huone ― a low room

   matala pöytä ― a low table

2. low (situated close to, or even below, the ground)

   Synonym: alhainen

   Antonym: korkea

   matala mäki ― a low hill

3. shallow (not extending far down relative to breadth or width)

   Antonym: syvä

   matala järvi ― a shallow lake

4. low (not high in amount or quantity)

   Synonym: alhainen

   Antonym: korkea

   matala lämpötila ― a low temperature

5. (music) low-pitched, low

   Antonym: korkea

   1. (informal) Synonym of alavireinen (“flat”).

Usage notes

matala can be used to mean "shallow" as long as there is no risk of confusion with the other meaning "low". This almost always applies in terms of vertical depth, such as when talking about a body of water, a trench, a dish or receptacle, a cut or wound, etc. In case of horizontal depth, such as of a shelf or cabinet, other terms are used; a shallow bookshelf could be described as syvyydeltään kapea (literally “narrow by depth”) or syvyyssuunnassa kapea (literally “narrow in the depth direction”); terms such as lyhyt (literally “short”) or litteä (literally “flat”) may also be used in some cases.

Declension

Inflection of matala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		matala	matalat
genitive		matalan	matalien
partitive		matalaa	matalia
illative		matalaan	mataliin
		singular	plural
nominative		matala	matalat
accusative	nom.	matala	matalat
	gen.	matalan
genitive		matalan	matalien matalain rare
partitive		matalaa	matalia
inessive		matalassa	matalissa
elative		matalasta	matalista
illative		matalaan	mataliin
adessive		matalalla	matalilla
ablative		matalalta	matalilta
allative		matalalle	matalille
essive		matalana	matalina
translative		matalaksi	mataliksi
abessive		matalatta	matalitta
instructive		—	matalin
comitative		—	mataline

Possessive forms of matala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matalani matalani accusative nom. matalani matalani gen. matalani genitive matalani matalieni matalaini rare partitive matalaani mataliani inessive matalassani matalissani elative matalastani matalistani illative matalaani mataliini adessive matalallani matalillani ablative matalaltani mataliltani allative matalalleni matalilleni essive matalanani matalinani translative matalakseni matalikseni abessive matalattani matalittani instructive — — comitative — matalineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matalasi matalasi accusative nom. matalasi matalasi gen. matalasi genitive matalasi mataliesi matalaisi rare partitive matalaasi mataliasi inessive matalassasi matalissasi elative matalastasi matalistasi illative matalaasi mataliisi adessive matalallasi matalillasi ablative matalaltasi mataliltasi allative matalallesi matalillesi essive matalanasi matalinasi translative matalaksesi mataliksesi abessive matalattasi matalittasi instructive — — comitative — matalinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matalamme matalamme accusative nom. matalamme matalamme gen. matalamme genitive matalamme mataliemme matalaimme rare partitive matalaamme mataliamme inessive matalassamme matalissamme elative matalastamme matalistamme illative matalaamme mataliimme adessive matalallamme matalillamme ablative matalaltamme mataliltamme allative matalallemme matalillemme essive matalanamme matalinamme translative matalaksemme mataliksemme abessive matalattamme matalittamme instructive — — comitative — matalinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matalanne matalanne accusative nom. matalanne matalanne gen. matalanne genitive matalanne matalienne matalainne rare partitive matalaanne matalianne inessive matalassanne matalissanne elative matalastanne matalistanne illative matalaanne mataliinne adessive matalallanne matalillanne ablative matalaltanne mataliltanne allative matalallenne matalillenne essive matalananne matalinanne translative matalaksenne mataliksenne abessive matalattanne matalittanne instructive — — comitative — matalinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative matalansa matalansa accusative nom. matalansa matalansa gen. matalansa genitive matalansa mataliensa matalainsa rare partitive matalaansa mataliaan mataliansa inessive matalassaan matalassansa matalissaan matalissansa elative matalastaan matalastansa matalistaan matalistansa illative matalaansa mataliinsa adessive matalallaan matalallansa matalillaan matalillansa ablative matalaltaan matalaltansa mataliltaan mataliltansa allative matalalleen matalallensa matalilleen matalillensa essive matalanaan matalanansa matalinaan matalinansa translative matalakseen matalaksensa matalikseen mataliksensa abessive matalattaan matalattansa matalittaan matalittansa instructive — — comitative — matalineen matalinensa

Now rare:

Inflection of matala (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		matala	matalat
genitive		matalan	matalien mataloiden mataloitten
partitive		matalaa	matalia mataloita
illative		matalaan	mataliin mataloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		matala	matalat
accusative	nom.	matala	matalat
	gen.	matalan
genitive		matalan	matalien mataloiden mataloitten matalojen rare matalain rare
partitive		matalaa	matalia mataloita mataloja rare
inessive		matalassa	mataloissa matalissa
elative		matalasta	mataloista matalista
illative		matalaan	mataliin mataloihin
adessive		matalalla	mataloilla matalilla
ablative		matalalta	mataloilta matalilta
allative		matalalle	mataloille matalille
essive		matalana	mataloina matalina
translative		matalaksi	mataloiksi mataliksi
abessive		matalatta	mataloitta matalitta
instructive		—	mataloin matalin
comitative		—	mataloine mataline

Possessive forms of matala (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matalani matalani accusative nom. matalani matalani gen. matalani genitive matalani matalieni mataloideni mataloitteni matalojeni rare matalaini rare partitive matalaani mataliani mataloitani matalojani rare inessive matalassani mataloissani matalissani elative matalastani mataloistani matalistani illative matalaani mataliini mataloihini adessive matalallani mataloillani matalillani ablative matalaltani mataloiltani mataliltani allative matalalleni mataloilleni matalilleni essive matalanani mataloinani matalinani translative matalakseni mataloikseni matalikseni abessive matalattani mataloittani matalittani instructive — — comitative — mataloineni matalineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative matalasi matalasi accusative nom. matalasi matalasi gen. matalasi genitive matalasi mataliesi mataloidesi mataloittesi matalojesi rare matalaisi rare partitive matalaasi mataliasi mataloitasi matalojasi rare inessive matalassasi mataloissasi matalissasi elative matalastasi mataloistasi matalistasi illative matalaasi mataliisi mataloihisi adessive matalallasi mataloillasi matalillasi ablative matalaltasi mataloiltasi mataliltasi allative matalallesi mataloillesi matalillesi essive matalanasi mataloinasi matalinasi translative matalaksesi mataloiksesi mataliksesi abessive matalattasi mataloittasi matalittasi instructive — — comitative — mataloinesi matalinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matalamme matalamme accusative nom. matalamme matalamme gen. matalamme genitive matalamme mataliemme mataloidemme mataloittemme matalojemme rare matalaimme rare partitive matalaamme mataliamme mataloitamme matalojamme rare inessive matalassamme mataloissamme matalissamme elative matalastamme mataloistamme matalistamme illative matalaamme mataliimme mataloihimme adessive matalallamme mataloillamme matalillamme ablative matalaltamme mataloiltamme mataliltamme allative matalallemme mataloillemme matalillemme essive matalanamme mataloinamme matalinamme translative matalaksemme mataloiksemme mataliksemme abessive matalattamme mataloittamme matalittamme instructive — — comitative — mataloinemme matalinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative matalanne matalanne accusative nom. matalanne matalanne gen. matalanne genitive matalanne matalienne mataloidenne mataloittenne matalojenne rare matalainne rare partitive matalaanne matalianne mataloitanne matalojanne rare inessive matalassanne mataloissanne matalissanne elative matalastanne mataloistanne matalistanne illative matalaanne mataliinne mataloihinne adessive matalallanne mataloillanne matalillanne ablative matalaltanne mataloiltanne mataliltanne allative matalallenne mataloillenne matalillenne essive matalananne mataloinanne matalinanne translative matalaksenne mataloiksenne mataliksenne abessive matalattanne mataloittanne matalittanne instructive — — comitative — mataloinenne matalinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative matalansa matalansa accusative nom. matalansa matalansa gen. matalansa genitive matalansa mataliensa mataloidensa mataloittensa matalojensa rare matalainsa rare partitive matalaansa mataliaan mataloitaan mataliansa mataloitansa matalojaan rare matalojansa rare inessive matalassaan matalassansa mataloissaan matalissaan mataloissansa matalissansa elative matalastaan matalastansa mataloistaan matalistaan mataloistansa matalistansa illative matalaansa mataliinsa mataloihinsa adessive matalallaan matalallansa mataloillaan matalillaan mataloillansa matalillansa ablative matalaltaan matalaltansa mataloiltaan mataliltaan mataloiltansa mataliltansa allative matalalleen matalallensa mataloilleen matalilleen mataloillensa matalillensa essive matalanaan matalanansa mataloinaan matalinaan mataloinansa matalinansa translative matalakseen matalaksensa mataloikseen matalikseen mataloiksensa mataliksensa abessive matalattaan matalattansa mataloittaan matalittaan mataloittansa matalittansa instructive — — comitative — mataloineen matalineen mataloinensa matalinensa

Derived terms

• madaltaa
• matalahko
• matalasti
• matalikko
• mataloittaa
• mataloitua
• mataluus

 

compounds

• matala-aktiivinen
• matala-aktiivisuus
• matala-annoksinen
• matalaenergiainen
• matalaenergiatalo
• matalahiilihydraattinen
• matalajaksoinen
• matalajalkainen
• matalajännite
• matalajännitteinen
• matalakalorinen
• matalakantainen
• matalakasvuinen
• matalakirkollinen
• matalakorkoinen
• matalalattiabussi
• matalalattiajuna
• matalalattiaraitiovaunu
• matalalento
• matalalämpökypsennys
• matalameri
• matalamielinen
• Matalamäki
• matalaoktaaninen
• matalaotsainen
• matalapaine
• matalapaineinen
• matalapalkka-ala
• matalapalkkainen
• matalaperustus
• matalarantainen
• matalareunainen
• matalasesonki
• matalasuhdanne
• matalataajuusoskillaattori
• matalatasoinen
• matalatehoinen
• matalatorjunta
• matalavaahtoinen
• matalavalvontatutka
• matalavesi
• matalaviritteinen
• matalaääninen
• matalenergiatalo
• rantamatala

 

Further reading

• “matala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Maltaa, laamat, lamaat, lamata, maalta

Hausa

Etymology

From French matelas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mà.tà.lâː/

Noun

màtàlâ f (possessed form màtàlân)

1. (Niger) mattress

   Synonym: katifa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala. Cognates include Finnish matala and Estonian madal.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑtɑɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtɑːlɑ/, [ˈmɑtˑɑːɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑl, -ɑtɑːlɑ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧la

Noun

matala

1. wash (area of shallow water)

Adjective

matala (comparative matalamp)

1. shallow
   • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 15:

     Lavvaal (kanneel) pantii 6 syvvää tarelkaa i 2 matalaa.

     On the table (table) there are 6 deep dishes and 2 shallow ones.

2. low, low-lying
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, N. A. Iljin, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61:

     Ennen hailiverkot olivat matalat.

     Before, the herring nets were low-lying.

3. (music) low

Declension

Declension of matala (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	matala	matalat
genitive	matalan	mataloin
partitive	matalaa	mataloja
illative	matalaa	mataloihe
inessive	matalaas	matalois
elative	matalast	mataloist
allative	matalalle	mataloille
adessive	matalaal	mataloil
ablative	matalalt	mataloilt
translative	matalaks	mataloiks
essive	matalanna, matalaan	mataloinna, mataloin
exessive1)	matalant	mataloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (shallow): matalikko
• (low-lying): notko, alanikko

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “shallow”): syvä
• (antonym(s) of “low-lying”): korkia
• (antonym(s) of “music”): korkia

Derived terms

• matalain
• matalikko
• matalus

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 42
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 299

Spanish

Verb

matala

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of matar combined with la