English → Latin
“mate” in Latin
sociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated; kindred, related, akin, ally; leagued, allied, united, confederatecomesa companion, comrade, partner, associate; an attendant, a servant; a count, an earlsodāliscompanion, mate, fellow, intimate, comrade, crony; member or fellow of an organisation; accomplice, conspiratorcontubernāliscomrade (tent companion)commīlitōcomrade (fellow soldier)coniūnxspouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wifecōpulōto bind or tie together, unite, join, couple; to associate with; to connect
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mate s.
A companion, socius: comes; sodalis; contubernalis; commilito, etc. [Vid: COMPANION.]
Husband or wife, conjux.
mate v.
copulare. Vid: MATCH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mate?
- The usual Latin words for “mate” are socius, comes, sodālis; also contubernālis, commīlitō, coniūnx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.