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remate.

auction

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/reˈmate/[reˈma.t̪e]

  1. auction

    masculine

  2. mercy killing, finishing off

    masculine

  3. culmination, conclusion

    masculine

  4. end, tip, crown

    masculine

  5. punch line

    masculine

  6. an ornamental finish

    masculine

  7. shot, smash, hit, spike

    masculine

  8. serif

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Spanish re- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱtósder. Proto-Italic *maktos Latin mactus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mactāre? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Italic *madēō Latin madēre Latin *maditus Late Latin mattusder.? Vulgar Latin *mattāre? Proto-Indo-European *met-der. Proto-Indo-European *mot-(i-) Latin *matea Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ola Latin mateola Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea Spanish maza ▲ Latin -āre Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish mazar? Proto-Afroasiatic *mawut- Proto-Semitic *mawut- Arabic مَاتَ (māta)der.? Spanish matar Spanish rematardeverb. Spanish remate Deverbal from rematar.

verb/reˈmate/[reˈma.t̪e]

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of remar combined with te

    form-of · imperative · object-second-person · object-singular · second-person · singular · with-voseo

  2. inflection of rematar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  3. inflection of rematar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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