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Maat.

mate (naval non-commissioned officer)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaːt/
  1. mate (naval non-commissioned officer)

    masculine · mixed · strong
  2. a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

    Germany · masculine · mixed · strong
Where this word comes from

Via German Low German from Middle Low German māt, māte, from Old Saxon gimato, of West Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *gamatjô, itself from *ga- (“together”) + *matjô, from *matiz (“food”). Related to English mate, Dutch maat.

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