Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bandmate

/ˈbændˌmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: band-mate
IPA: /ˈbændˌmeɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone with whom one shares membership in a band.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandiz Old English bend Middle English band English band Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English bandmate From band + -mate.

Inflected Forms

bandmates (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bandmate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbændˌmeɪt/.
What does bandmate mean?: Someone with whom one shares membership in a band.
Where does bandmate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandiz Old English bend Middle English band English band Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English bandmate From band + -mate.

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