Word: amate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: a
mate
Definition: To be a mate to; to match.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not, without, opposite of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: mate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To marry; to match (a person).