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• British, Southern, Standard: [mɛjt]
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• Canada, Scotland: [meːt]
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• Australian: [mæɪt]
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From Middle English mate, a borrowing from Middle Low German mate (“messmate”) (replacing Middle English mett, mette (“table companion, mate, partner”), from Old English ġemetta (“sharer of food, table-guest”)), from Old Saxon gimato, 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. Compare typologically Latin compāniō (whence companion) (< con- + panis + -ō), Russian однока́шник (odnokášnik) (< одно- (odno-) + ка́ша (káša) + -ник (-nik)).

From Middle English verb maten, from Middle French mater, from Old French noun mat (“checkmate”), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât).

See maté.

From Middle English maten (“to overpower”), from Old French mater (“to kill”), from Vulgar Latin *mattō, of unclear origin.

199 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: gezel — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Dutch: partner — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Dutch: paringsgezel — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Finnish: pari — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Finnish: kumppani — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Greek: σύντροφος (sýntrofos) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Greek: ταίρι (taíri) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Hindi: साथी (sāthī) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Hindi: सहवासी (sahvāsī) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Hungarian: pár — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Icelandic: maka — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Irish: céile — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Irish: leathéan — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Italian: copulatore — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Italian: riproduttore — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Japanese: 相手 (aite) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Malay: pasangan — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Malayalam: ഇണ (iṇa) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Middle English: make — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Old English: ġemaca — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Portuguese: parceiro — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Portuguese: parceira — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Portuguese: parceiros — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Portuguese: parceiras — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Russian: па́ра (pára) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Russian: саме́ц (saméc) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Russian: са́мка (sámka) — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Spanish: pareja — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Zazaki: çıt — of breeding animal: sexual partner
• Finnish: pari — other member of a pair
• German: Gegenstück — other member of a pair
• Greek: ταίρι (taíri) — other member of a pair
• Hungarian: pár — other member of a pair
• Middle English: macche — other member of a pair
• Middle English: make — other member of a pair
• Spanish: compañero — other member of a pair
• Turkish: çift — other member of a pair
• Ottoman Turkish: اش (eş) — other member of a pair
• Ottoman Turkish: چفت (çift) — other member of a pair
• Ottoman Turkish: زوج (zevc) — other member of a pair
• Bulgarian: помощник-капитан (pomoštnik-kapitan) — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Dutch: maat — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Dutch: scheepsmaat — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Finnish: perämies — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• German: Maat — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Greek: υποπλοίαρχος (ypoploíarchos) — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Hungarian: első tiszt — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Italian: secondo — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Italian: ufficiale in seconda — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Māori: mete — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Welsh: mêt — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Welsh: mêts — nautical: ship's officer on commercial vessel
• Finnish: matruusi — nautical: NCO or his subordinate in naval ranks
• Hungarian: altiszt — nautical: NCO or his subordinate in naval ranks
• Māori: mete — nautical: NCO or his subordinate in naval ranks
• Russian: помо́щник капита́на (pomóščnik kapitána) — nautical: NCO or his subordinate in naval ranks
• Dutch: gast — trade assistant
• Dutch: maat — trade assistant
• Finnish: apumies — trade assistant
• Greek: συνέταιρος (synétairos) — trade assistant
• Greek: συνεργάτης (synergátis) — trade assistant
• Greek: συνάδελφος (synádelfos) — trade assistant
• Hungarian: segéd — trade assistant
• Italian: aiutante — trade assistant
• Italian: assistente — trade assistant
• Arabic: صَدِيق (ṣadīq) — friend — see also friend
• Burmese: မိတ် (mit) — friend — see also friend
• Chinese Cantonese: 死黨 /死党 (sei2 dong2) — friend — see also friend
• Chinese Cantonese: 朋友 (pang4 jau5) — friend — see also friend
• Chinese Cantonese: 老友 (lou5 jau5) — friend — see also friend
• Chinese Cantonese: 老死 (lou5 sei2) — friend — see also friend
• Chinese Mandarin: 朋友 (péngyǒu) — friend — see also friend
• Chinese Mandarin: 夥計 /伙计 (huǒjì) — friend — see also friend
• Chinese Mandarin: 老兄 (lǎoxiōng) — friend — see also friend
• Dutch: maat(je) — friend — see also friend
• Dutch: kameraad — friend — see also friend
• Dutch: makker — friend — see also friend
• Dutch: gabber — friend — see also friend
• Finnish: kaveri — friend — see also friend
• French: copain — friend — see also friend
• French: camarade — friend — see also friend
• Georgian: ამხანაგი (amxanagi) — friend — see also friend
• Georgian: მეგობარი (megobari) — friend — see also friend
• German: Kumpel — friend — see also friend
• German: Kollege — friend — see also friend
• German: Freund — friend — see also friend
• Greek: φίλος (fílos) — friend — see also friend
• Hindi: मित्र (mitra) — friend — see also friend
• Hindi: सखा (sakhā) — friend — see also friend
• Hindi: साथी (sāthī) — friend — see also friend
• Hindi: बंधु (bandhu) — friend — see also friend
• Hungarian: haver — friend — see also friend
• Hungarian: pajtás — friend — see also friend
• Hungarian: cimbora — friend — see also friend
• Irish: comrádaí — friend — see also friend
• Italian: compagno — friend — see also friend
• Italian: amico — friend — see also friend
• Italian: camerata — friend — see also friend
• Japanese: 友達 (tomodachi) — friend — see also friend
• Korean: 동무 (dongmu) — friend — see also friend
• Māori: e hoa — friend — see also friend
• Persian: رفیق (rafiq) — friend — see also friend
• Portuguese: mano — friend — see also friend
• Portuguese: camarada — friend — see also friend
• Portuguese: cara — friend — see also friend
• Portuguese: chapa — friend — see also friend
• Russian: това́рищ (továrišč) — friend — see also friend
• Russian: друг (drug) — friend — see also friend
• Russian: прия́тель (prijátelʹ) — friend — see also friend
• Spanish: mano — friend — see also friend
• Spanish: colega — friend — see also friend
• Turkish: kanka — friend — see also friend
• Turkish: kardeş — friend — see also friend
• Ottoman Turkish: گوڭلداش (gönüldaş) — friend — see also friend
• Welsh: mêt — friend — see also friend
• Welsh: mêts — friend — see also friend
• West Frisian: maat — friend — see also friend
• West Frisian: freon — friend — see also friend
• Woiwurrung: kirrip — friend — see also friend
• Yucatec Maya: láakʼ — friend — see also friend
• Bulgarian: другар (drugar) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Finnish: toveri — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• German: Kollege — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Greek: συνάδελφος (synádelfos) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Greek: συνεργάτης (synergátis) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Hindi: साथी (sāthī) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Hungarian: társ — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Italian: socio — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Italian: membro — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Italian: affiliato — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Middle English: mate — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Middle English: make — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Portuguese: colega — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Russian: това́рищ (továrišč) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Russian: напа́рник (napárnik) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Russian: напа́рница (napárnica) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Spanish: socio — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Spanish: compañero — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Ottoman Turkish: قولداش (koldaş) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Ottoman Turkish: یولداش (yoldaş) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Ottoman Turkish: رفیق (refik) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Ottoman Turkish: همراه (hemrah) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Ottoman Turkish: آیاقداش (ayakdaş) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Ottoman Turkish: حریف (herif) — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Welsh: mêt — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Welsh: mêts — fellow, associate, colleague (in combination)
• Bulgarian: съвокуплявам се (sǎvokupljavam se) — intransitive: copulate
• Chinese Mandarin: 交尾 (jiāowěi) — intransitive: copulate
• Chinese Mandarin: 交配 (jiāopèi) — intransitive: copulate
• Dutch: paren — intransitive: copulate
• French: s'accoupler — intransitive: copulate
• German: sich paaren — intransitive: copulate
• Greek: ζευγαρώνω (zevgaróno) — intransitive: copulate
• Ancient Greek: ὀχεύω (okheúō) — intransitive: copulate
• Hindi: सम्भोग (sambhog) — intransitive: copulate
• Hungarian: párosodik — intransitive: copulate
• Hungarian: párzik — intransitive: copulate
• Italian: copulare — intransitive: copulate
• Italian: accoppiarsi — intransitive: copulate
• Italian: fare l'amore — intransitive: copulate
• Italian: fornicare — intransitive: copulate
• Italian: montare — intransitive: copulate
• Latin: coeō — intransitive: copulate
• Malay: awan — intransitive: copulate
• Khiamniungan Naga: āchīe-íe — intransitive: copulate
• Nepali: चिक्नु (ciknu) — intransitive: copulate
• Polish: kopulować — intransitive: copulate
• Polish: spółkować — intransitive: copulate
• Polish: współżyć — intransitive: copulate
• Portuguese: acasalar — intransitive: copulate
• Russian: спа́риваться (spárivatʹsja) — intransitive: copulate
• Sanskrit: यभति (yabhati) — intransitive: copulate
• Swedish: para sig — intransitive: copulate
• Bulgarian: чифтосвам (čiftosvam) — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Dutch: paren — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Greek: ζευγαρώνω (zevgaróno) — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Ancient Greek: ὀχεύω (okheúō) — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Hungarian: párosít — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Hungarian: pároztat — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Hungarian: fedeztet — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Italian: accoppiare — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Malay: awankan — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Russian: спа́ривать (spárivatʹ) — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Spanish: juntarse — intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
• Bulgarian: чифтосвам (čiftosvam) — arrange in matched pairs
• Dutch: koppelen — arrange in matched pairs
• Dutch: paren — arrange in matched pairs
• Greek: ζευγαρώνω (zevgaróno) — arrange in matched pairs
• Hungarian: párosít — arrange in matched pairs
• Hungarian: párokba rendez — arrange in matched pairs
• Hungarian: összepárosít — arrange in matched pairs
• Portuguese: emparelhar — arrange in matched pairs
• Bulgarian: матирам (matiram) — to put an opponent in checkmate
• Czech: dát šachmat — to put an opponent in checkmate
• Dutch: schaakmat spelen — to put an opponent in checkmate
• Finnish: tehdä matti — to put an opponent in checkmate
• Hungarian: megmattol — to put an opponent in checkmate
• Hungarian: mattot ad — to put an opponent in checkmate
• Russian: поста́вить мат (postávitʹ mat) — to put an opponent in checkmate