mate
Betekenis
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- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- A breeding partner.
- (colloquial) A friend, usually of the same sex.
- (colloquial) Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
- In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- A first mate.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/meɪt/
Etimologie
From Middle English mate, a borrowing from Middle Low German mate (“messmate”) (replacing Middle English mette (“table companion, mate, partner”), from Old English ġemetta (“sharer of food, table-guest”)), derived from Proto-Germanic *gamatjô, itself from *ga- (“together”) (related to German and Dutch ge-) + *matjô (from *matiz (“food”)), related to Old English mete (“food”)). From the same Middle Low German source stems German Low German Maat (“journeyman, companion”), German Maat (“naval non-commissioned officer”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian Moat (“friend, buddy, comrade, mate”), Dutch maat (“mate, partner, colleague, friend”). More at Old English ġe-, English co-, English meat. Doublet of maat.
Verwant aan Nederlands
ge-
Verwant aan Duits
Maat
Verwant aan Nederlands
maat
Verwant aan Engels
co-
Verwant aan Engels
meat
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