komeet

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch komeet, from Middle Dutch comete, from Old French comete, from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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komeet (plural komete)

  1. comet

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch comete, from Old French comete, from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koːˈmeːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ko‧meet
  • Rhymes: -eːt

Noun

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komeet m (plural kometen, diminutive komeetje n)

  1. comet
  2. (figuratively) a rising star, an up-and-coming thing or person, a raging fashion etc.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: komeet
  • Indonesian: komet
  • Papiamentu: komeet

References

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  • komeet” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Estonian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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komeet (genitive komeedi, partitive komeeti)

  1. (astronomy) comet

Declension

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Further reading

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  • komeet”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

West Frisian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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komeet c (plural kometen)

  1. comet