Matrose

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch matroos, from Middle French matelots, from Old French matenot (“sailor, bunkmate”), most likely from Middle Dutch mattenoot (“bunk fellow”) or less likely Old Norse mǫtunautr (“food companion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtʁoːzə/

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Noun

Matrose m (weak, genitive Matrosen, plural Matrosen, feminine Matrosin)

1. seaman; sailor (of low rank) (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Matrose [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Matrose	die	Matrosen
genitive	eines	des	Matrosen	der	Matrosen
dative	einem	dem	Matrosen	den	Matrosen
accusative	einen	den	Matrosen	die	Matrosen

Further reading

• “Matrose” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Matrose” in Duden online