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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuˈlɛ.ɡɐ dʒi ˈsɛ.lɐ
"Ele dividia a detenção com seu colega de cela."
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A person with whom one shares a prison cell.
"He spent five years talking philosophy and playing chess with his cellmate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound combining 'cell' (derived from the Latin 'cella', meaning a small room or hut) and 'mate' (from Middle Low German 'gemat', meaning a companion or messmate). It emerged in the 19th century within penal vocabulary to describe individuals sharing a prison cell.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cellmate" is said worldwide
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cooccupant de cellule
Transliteration: ko-ɔ.ky.pa də sɛ.lyl
"Il s'entend bien avec son cooccupant de cellule."
Zellengenosse
Transliteration: ˈtsɛlənɡəˌnɔsə
"Sein Zellengenosse half ihm, die Zeit im Gefängnis zu überstehen."
compagno di cella
Transliteration: komˈpaɲɲo di ˈtʃɛl.la
"Il compagno di cella gli ha prestato un libro."
compañero de celda
Transliteration: kom.paˈɲe.ɾo ðe ˈsel.da
"Hablaba todas las noches con su compañero de celda."
colega de cela
Transliteration: kuˈlɛ.ɡɐ dʒi ˈsɛ.lɐ
"Ele dividia a detenção com seu colega de cela."
सह-बंदी
Transliteration: saha-bandī
"जेल में उसका सह-बंदी बहुत मददगार था।"
同监犯
Transliteration: tóng jiān fàn
"他和他的同监犯成了好朋友。"
감방 동료
Transliteration: gambang dongryo
"그는 감방 동료와 체스 게임을 했다."
同室の囚人
Transliteration: dōshitsu no shūjin
"彼は同室の囚人と本を共有した。"
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