мате

See also: матэ and мяте

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatʲe]

Noun

ма́те • (máte) m inan

1. prepositional singular of мат (mat)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish mate.

Alternative forms

• ма́тэ (mátɛ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatɛ] (phonetic respelling: ма́тэ)

Noun

ма́те • (mátɛ) m inan (indeclinable)

1. maté (plant, herb, beverage, but unlike in Spanish usually not the vessel from which the beverage is consumed)

Descendants

• → Armenian: մատե (mate)