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)

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

Declension
declension of mătreață (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) mătreață mătreața
genitive/dative (unei) mătreți mătreții
vocative mătreață, mătreațo
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