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maat.

measure, size

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/maːt/
  1. measure, size

    feminine
  2. measure, bar

    feminine
  3. rhythm, beat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From older mate, from Middle Dutch mate, from Old Dutch *māta, from Proto-West Germanic *mātu, from Proto-Germanic *mētō.

noun/maːt/
  1. mate, buddy

    masculine
  2. colleague, shipmate etc.

    masculine
  3. low sailor rank

    masculine
  4. partner (in a business venture)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From a borrowing of 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”). Cognate with Old High German gimazzo, English mate.

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