komeet

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊə̯ˈmɪə̯t/

Noun

komeet (plural komete)

1. comet

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːˈmeːt/

• komeet:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ko‧meet
• Rhymes: -eːt

Noun

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

• (comet, celestial body): staartster

Descendants

• Afrikaans: komeet

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Estonian

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Noun

komeet (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. (astronomy) comet

Declension

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