-matcomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. Mail-O-Mat Brit.

/ˈmeɪlə(ʊ)mat/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪləˌmæt/,

/ˈmeɪloʊˌmæt/.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: automat n.

Etymology: < -mat (in automat n.).Names of devices containing this element appear to date from c1935, as do words with the commoner element -matic : see -matic comb. form. Only a few have attained wide currency, e.g. laundermat n., Laundromat n., Rotissomat n., and washomat n. Some less common forms are illustrated here.

Originally U.S.

Forming nouns (typically proprietary or brand names) denoting either a device which operates automatically or a business consisting of automatic or self-service equipment.

ΚΠ

1935 Amer. Speech 10 35/1 In Providence, Rhode Island..there is a Nickel-mat restaurant.

1951 Amer. Speech 26 166 Probably the ‘Automat’, a self-serving institution supplying food, gave special impetus to the extension of the suffix -mat. A ‘Mail-O-Mat’ is available in the Reception Section of the Pentagon building at Washington.

1971 Amateur Photographer 13 Jan. 78/1 (advt.) Nikkormat FTN f2 Nikkor, £80.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-mat
释义	-matcomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. Mail-O-Mat Brit. /ˈmeɪlə(ʊ)mat/, U.S. /ˈmeɪləˌmæt/, /ˈmeɪloʊˌmæt/. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: automat n. Etymology: < -mat (in automat n.).Names of devices containing this element appear to date from c1935, as do words with the commoner element -matic : see -matic comb. form. Only a few have attained wide currency, e.g. laundermat n., Laundromat n., Rotissomat n., and washomat n. Some less common forms are illustrated here. Originally U.S. Forming nouns (typically proprietary or brand names) denoting either a device which operates automatically or a business consisting of automatic or self-service equipment. ΚΠ 1935 Amer. Speech 10 35/1 In Providence, Rhode Island..there is a Nickel-mat restaurant. 1951 Amer. Speech 26 166 Probably the ‘Automat’, a self-serving institution supplying food, gave special impetus to the extension of the suffix -mat. A ‘Mail-O-Mat’ is available in the Reception Section of the Pentagon building at Washington. 1971 Amateur Photographer 13 Jan. 78/1 (advt.) Nikkormat FTN f2 Nikkor, £80. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1935
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