komet

See also: Komet

Danish

Etymology

From Old French comete, from Latin comēta.

Noun

komet c (singular definite kometen, plural indefinite kometer)

1. (astronomy) a comet

Inflection

Declension of komet

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	komet	kometen	kometer	kometerne
genitive	komets	kometens	kometers	kometernes

Further reading

• “komet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• komeet (1901–1947)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch komeet (“comet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkomɛt/ [ˈko.mɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -omɛt
• Syllabification: ko‧met

Noun

komèt (plural komet-komet)

1. (astronomy) comet (a celestial body, generally with a tail)

   Synonym: bintang berekor

Further reading

• “komet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English comet.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkomet/ [ˈko.met̪̚]
• Rhymes: -omet, -met, -et
• Hyphenation: ko‧met

Noun

komet (Jawi spelling کوميت, plural komet-komet or komet²)

1. (astronomy) comet

   Synonyms: bintang berasap, bintang berbuntut, bintang berekor, bintang berkotek, bintang sasapu

Further reading

• "komet" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

Noun

komet m (definite singular kometen, indefinite plural kometer, definite plural kometene)

1. (astronomy) a comet
2. a person or team that makes great and fast progress

References

• “komet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

Noun

komet m (definite singular kometen, indefinite plural kometar, definite plural kometane)

1. (astronomy) a comet
2. a person or team that makes great and fast progress.

Synonyms

• risstjerne

References

• “komet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.mɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɔmɛt
• Syllabification: ko‧met

Noun

komet f

1. genitive plural of kometa

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔméːt/

Noun

komẹ̑t m inan

1. comet

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	komét
gen. sing.	kométa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	komét	kométa	kométi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kométa	kométov	kométov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kométu	kométoma	kométom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	komét	kométa	kométe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kométu	kométih	kométih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kométom	kométoma	kométi

Synonyms

• repatíca

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

komet c

1. a comet (a celestial body, generally with a tail)

Declension

Declension of komet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	komet	komets
	definite	kometen	kometens
plural	indefinite	kometer	kometers
	definite	kometerna	kometernas