мате
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Russian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ма́те • (máte) m inan
- prepositional singular of мат (mat)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- ма́тэ (mátɛ) (rare, nonstandard)
Pronunciation
Noun
мате́ or ма́те • (matɛ́ or mátɛ) m inan (indeclinable)
- maté (plant, herb, beverage, but unlike in Spanish usually not the vessel from which the beverage is consumed)
Usage notes
Usually pronounced with stress on the second syllable (possibly borrowed through French), rarely with stress on the first syllable (as in Spanish).
Descendants
- → Armenian: մատե (mate)