Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housemate

/ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: house-mate
IPA: /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone living in the same house.

Example Sentences

"‘“Housemate”,’ he repeated, disdainfully. ‘What does this word imply?’ ‘That we are two unpartnered people, sharing the cost of the rent on a house, and are not romantically involved.’"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house 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 housemate From house + -mate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/

Inflected Forms

housemates (plural)

Synonyms

flatmate roommate

Questions

How do you pronounce housemate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt/.
What does housemate mean?: Someone living in the same house.
Where does housemate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house 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 housemate From house + -mate.

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