Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoolmate

/ˈskulˌmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
school-mate
IPA
/ˈskulˌmeɪt/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

noun

A schoolfriend; a friend from one's school.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English school 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 schoolmate From school + -mate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskulˌmeɪt/
  • British English: /ˈskuːlˌmeɪt/

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce schoolmate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskulˌmeɪt/.
What does schoolmate mean?
A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.
Where does schoolmate come from?
Etymology tree English school 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 schoolmate From school + -mate.

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