matroos

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch matroos.

Noun

matroos (plural matrose, diminutive matrosie)

1. sailor, mariner

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French matelots pl ("sailors"), from Old French matenot ("sailor, bunkmate"), most likely from Middle Dutch mattenoot ("bunk fellow") or less likely Old Norse mötunautr ("food companion").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːˌtroːs/

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• Hyphenation: ma‧troos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

matroos m (plural matrozen, diminutive matroosje n)

1. sailor, seaman

Derived terms

• matrozenbuis
• matrozenpak

Descendants

• Afrikaans: matroos
• → English: matross
• → German: Matrose
• → Japanese: マドロス
• → Russian: матро́с (matrós)
• → Sranan Tongo: matrosi
• → West Frisian: matroas

References

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “matroos”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001