komēta

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See also: kometa and komētā

Latvian

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Komēta

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cometa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, long-haired), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, hair).

Noun

komēta f (4th declension)

  1. (astronomy) comet (celestial body composed mostly of ice, dust and gas, having a “tail” of matter caused by the solar wind)
    komētu astronomijacomet astronomy
    komētas kodolscomet nucleus
    īsperioda, ilgperioda komētashort-period, long-period comet

Declension

See also