insecte

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [inˈsek.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [inˈsɛk.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [inˈsɛk.te]

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Noun

insecte m (plural insectes)

1. insect

Further reading

• “insecte”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “insecte” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “insecte”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsectum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.sɛkt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Noun

insecte m (plural insectes)

1. insect

Derived terms

• insecticide
• insectivore

Further reading

• “insecte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• inceste

Latin

Participle

īnsecte

1. vocative masculine singular of īnsectus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [inˈsekte]

Noun

insecte f

1. inflection of insectă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular