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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-mate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
-mate
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form nouns having the sense of "a comrade or fellow with whom what is denoted by the noun is shared".

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate From the noun mate (“fellow, comrade, partner”).

Inflected Forms

-mates (plural)

Questions

What does -mate mean?
Used to form nouns having the sense of "a comrade or fellow with whom what is denoted by the noun is shared".
Where does -mate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate From the noun mate (“fellow, comrade, partner”).

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