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/ === Noun === Matrose m (weak, genitive Matrosen, plural Matrosen, feminine Matrosin) seaman; sailor (of low rank) (male or of unspecified gender) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Matrose”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Matrose” in Duden online