Roommate

/ˈrummeɪt/ noun

Definition

a person sharing a room or apartment

Etymology

compound of 'room' + 'mate'

Kelly Says

A roommate is your space-sharing partner in the adventure of living!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የቤት ጓደኛ
ye-bet gwa-deh-nya
ARالعربية
شريك الغرفة
sharik al-ghurfa
BNবাংলা
রুমমেট
rummet
CACatalà
company de pis
kohm-pah-nyeh deh pees
CSČeština
spolužitel
spoh-loo-zhee-tehl
DADansk
værelseskammerat
vay-rehl-sehs-kahm-rah-t
DEDeutsch
Mitbewohner
mit-buh-voh-ner
ELΕλληνικά
συνοδός
sino-dos
ESEspañol
compañero de piso
koh-mpeh-nyeh-roh deh pee-soh
FAفارسی
هم‌اتاقی
ham-ataqi
FISuomi
huonekaveri
hoo-neh-kah-veh-ree
FRFrançais
colocataire
koh-loh-kah-tehr
GUGU
રૂમમેટ
rummet
HAHA
abokin zaure
ah-boh-keen zah-oo-reh
HEעברית
חבר חדר
khaver kheder
HIहिन्दी
रूममेट
rummet
HUMagyar
szobatárs
soh-bah-tarsh
IDBahasa Indonesia
teman sekamar
teh-mahn seh-kah-mahr
IGIG
onye mmekọ
oh-nyeh mm-eh-koh
ITItaliano
compagno di stanza
kohm-pah-nyoh dee stahnt-zah
JA日本語
ルームメイト
ruumu meito
KKKK
бөлмедегі серік
bohl-meh-deh-gee seh-rek
KMKM
មិត្តរួមបន្ទប់
mit ruem bon-tob
KO한국어
룸메이트
rum-me-i-teu
MRMR
रूममेट
rummet
MSBahasa Melayu
rakan bilik
rah-kahn bee-lek
MYမြန်မာ
အခန်းဖော်
ah-khan-phiu
NLNederlands
kamergenoot
kah-mehr-ghuh-noht
NONorsk
romkamerat
rohm-kah-meh-rat
PAPA
ਰੂਮਮੇਟ
rummet
PLPolski
współlokator
vspuw-loh-kah-tohr
PTPortuguês
compartilhante
kohm-pahrt-ee-lahn-tay
RORomână
camarad de cameră
kah-mah-radh deh kah-meh-rah
RUРусский
сосед по комнате
soh-seed pah koh-mah-deh
SVSvenska
rumskamrat
room-skah-mraht
SWKiswahili
mwenzi wa chumba
mwehn-zee wah choom-bah
TAதமிழ்
அறைத்தோழர்
araith-thozhar
TEతెలుగు
గది సహవాసి
gadi sahavaasi
THไทย
เพื่อนร่วมห้อง
pheuan ruam hong
TLTL
katuwang sa kwarto
kah-tuwahng sah kwahr-toh
TRTürkçe
odadaki arkadaş
oh-dah-kah-kee ah-rahk-lahsh
UKУкраїнська
співмешканець
spiv-mesh-kan-ets
URاردو
کمرے کا ساتھی
kamray ka saathi
VITiếng Việt
người cùng phòng
nguoi cung phong
YOYO
olú ẹ̀gbẹ́ ọkọ̀
oh-loo eh-geh oh-koh
ZH中文
室友
shì yǒu
ZUZU
umshado wendlu
oom-shah-doh wehnd-loo

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Neutral term, but housing/cohabitation language historically enforced gender segregation and assumed heteronormative pairings.

Inclusive Usage

Use freely; ensure contexts don't assume gender or relationship norms.

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