You can make 26 words from mate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 4 letters words made out of mate
mate amte mtae tmae atme tame maet amet meat emat aemt eamt mtea tmea meta emta tema etma atem taem aetm eatm team etam
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word mate. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in mate.
Definitions and meaning of mate
mate
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /meɪt/
Rhymes: -eɪt
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishmate, a borrowing from Middle Low Germanmate(“messmate”) (replacing Middle Englishmette(“table companion, mate, partner”), from Old Englishġemetta(“sharer of food, table-guest”)), derived from Proto-Germanic*gamatjô, itself from *ga-(“together”) (related to German and Dutchge-) + *matjô (from *matiz(“food”)), related to Old Englishmete(“food”)). From the same Middle Low German source stems German Low GermanMaat(“journeyman, companion”), GermanMaat(“naval non-commissioned officer”). Cognates include Saterland FrisianMoat(“friend, buddy, comrade, mate”), Dutchmaat(“mate, partner, colleague, friend”). More at Old Englishġe-, Englishco-, Englishmeat. Doublet of maat.
Noun
mate (pluralmates)
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
Synonyms:fellow, (poetic, archaic)fere
(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
Synonyms:friend, buddy; see also Thesaurus:friend
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
Synonym:buddy
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
(nautical) 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.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
mate (third-person singular simple presentmates, present participlemating, simple past and past participlemated)
(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
Synonyms:match, couple, pair
(intransitive) To copulate.
Synonyms:couple; see also Thesaurus:copulate
(intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
(transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
(transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
(transitive, of an animal) To copulate with.
(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
(transitive, obsolete) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
(transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
(intransitive) To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
(transitive, aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
Antonym:demate
Derived terms
mating
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English verb maten, from Middle Frenchmater, from Old French noun mat(“checkmate”), from Persianشاه مات(šâh mât).
Noun
mate (pluralmates)
(chess)Clipping of checkmate.
Translations
Verb
mate (third-person singular simple presentmates, present participlemating, simple past and past participlemated)
(chess)Clipping of checkmate.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishmaten(“to overpower”), from Old Frenchmater(“to kill”), from Vulgar Latin*mattō, of unclear origin.
Verb
mate (third-person singular simple presentmates, present participlemating, simple past and past participlemated)
(obsolete) To confuse; to confound.
Etymology 4
See maté.
Noun
mate (pluralmates)
Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
first/third-person singular present subjunctive of matar
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanishmate.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmate/, [ˈma.t̪ɪ]
Hyphenation: ma‧te
Noun
mate (Badlit spellingᜋᜆᜒ)
(chess) a checkmate
Verb
mate (Badlit spellingᜋᜆᜒ)
(chess) to checkmate; to put the king of an opponent into checkmate
Interjection
mate (Badlit spellingᜋᜆᜒ)
(chess) checkmate
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:mate.
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈmatɛ]
Verb
mate
third-person singular present of mást
Dutch
Etymology
A more archaic form of maat(“measure”), in petrified use in various contexts and expressions. From Middle Dutchmate, from Old Dutch*māta, from Proto-Germanic*mētō.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: ma‧te
Noun
matef (pluralmaten, diminutivemaatjen)
A measure, degree: quantity or intensity of something abstract
See also
maat
Verb
mate
(dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of meten
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *mate, from Proto-Oceanic*mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian*(m-)aCay.
From xaque mate(“checkmate”), from Arabicشَاه مَاتَ(šāh māta), from Persianشاه مات(šâh mât, “the king [is] dead”).
Noun
matem (pluralmates)
(chess)mate, checkmate
Synonym:xaque mate
Derived terms
mate do louco
mate do pastor
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Quechuamati.
Noun
matem (pluralmates)
maté (the drink prepared from yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis)
Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté
Synonym:herba mate
Derived terms
herba mate
Etymology 4
From matar(“kill”).
Noun
matem (pluralmates)
(basketball) dunk (the act of dunking, particularly in basketball)
Verb
mate
inflection of matar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Gothic
Romanization
matē
Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌴
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈma.te/
Rhymes: -ate
Hyphenation: mà‧te
Etymology 1
From Latinmāter, from Proto-Italic*mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr.
Noun
matem (pluralmati)
(obsolete) mother
Synonym:madre
See also
pate
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanishmate, from Quechuamati(“gourd”).
Alternative forms
matè(influenced from Frenchmaté)
Noun
matem (invariable)
yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)
maté (beverage)
Further reading
mate1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
mate2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Meta, meta, meta-, metà, team, tema
Japanese
Romanization
mate
Rōmaji transcription of まて
Kapampangan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(m-)atay(“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian*ma-aCay(“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian*aCay(“death”). Compare Ilocanomatay, Tagalogmatay, Bikol Centralmatay, Cebuanomatay, Maranaomatay, and Malaymati.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /məˈte/, [məˈtɛ]
Hyphenation: ma‧te
Adjective
mate
dead
Verb
mate
to die
Derived terms
Laboya
Verb
mate
to die
Derived terms
haʼmate(“to kill”)
References
Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “mate”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 66
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
(locative singular)
(vocative singular)
Noun
matè
locative singular of mãtas(“measure”)
Noun
mãte
vocative singular of mãtas(“measure”)
Luba-Kasai
Noun
mate
saliva
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*mate, from Proto-Oceanic*mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian*(m-)aCay.
Noun
mate
death
sickness, illness, disease
misfortune, calamity, defect
desire, need, want
Derived terms
Verb
mate
(stative) to be dead, deceased, killed
(stative) to be sick, ill, unwell, diseased
(stative) to be defeated, conquered, beaten, overcome
(stative) to be in want of, deeply in love
Further reading
“mate” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Mapudungun
Noun
mate(Raguileo spelling)
The drink maté, prepared of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis).
“mate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*màtáì.
Pronunciation
Noun
mate (ma class, plural only)
saliva (liquid secreted into the mouth)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanishmate, from jaque mate(“checkmate”), from Arabicشَاه مَاتَ(šāh māta), from Persianشاه مات(šâh mât, “the king [is] dead”).
Pronunciation
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmate/, [ˈma.tɛ]
Rhymes: -ate
Syllabification: ma‧te
Noun
mate (Baybayin spellingᜋᜆᜒ)(chess)
checkmate
See also
Further reading
“mate” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*mate, from Proto-Oceanic*mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian*(m-)aCay.
Adjective
mate
dead (no longer alive)
Verb
mate
to die
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian*(m-)aCay.
Adjective
mate
dead (no longer alive)
Noun
mate
death
Verb
mate
to die
Further reading
Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈma.te]
Hyphenation: ma‧te
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian*mate. Cognates include Hawaiianmake and Samoanmate.
Verb
mate (pluralmamate)
(intransitive) to die
(stative) to be paralysed
(intransitive, of fire) to go out
(intransitive, of players) to go out
(intransitive, of engines) to stop
Usage notes
In the sense "to die", mate is normaly used to refer to plants and animals.
When used to refer to a human, mate may be perceived as either disrespectful or humorous.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian*mate. Cognates include Tonganmate and Samoanmate.
Noun
mate
guess
Verb
mate
(transitive) to guess
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
mate
(to a male) sororal nephew
References
R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 229
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*mate.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ma.te/
Noun
mate
death
the dead
Adjective
mate
dead
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic*mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian*aCay.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mate/
Verb
mate
to die
Further reading
Ross, Malcolm D. (2016) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 5, People: body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)