cumeta

Corsican

Alternative forms

• cometa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈmɛ.ta/
• Hyphenation: cu‧mè‧ta

Noun

cumeta f (plural cumete)

1. (astronomy) comet

Further reading

• “cumeta” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• cometa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”).

Noun

cumeta f (plural cumete)

1. (astronomy) comet
2. kite (flying toy)

References

• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “cumeta”, in Schedario Napoletano