Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stablemate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: sta-ble-mate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable.

noun

One from the same organization or background.

Example Sentences

"That is why we are stepping in to fill the gap, partnering with the homeless charity Centrepoint, its patron the Duke of Cambridge (rather helpful in getting things done), various tech partners and our former stablemates, The Independent and the London Evening Standard."

Etymology

Etymology tree English stable 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 stablemate From stable + -mate.

Inflected Forms

stablemates (plural)

Synonyms

stable companion

Questions

What does stablemate mean?: One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable.
Where does stablemate come from?: Etymology tree English stable 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 stablemate From stable + -mate.

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