kometo

Esperanto

kometo (sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from French comète, English comet, German Komet, Polish kometa, Russian коме́та (kométa), Spanish cometa, Italian cométa / comèta, Catalan cometa, Portuguese cometa, all from Latin comētēs / comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmeto/

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• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: ko‧me‧to
• Hyphenation: komet‧o

Noun

kometo (accusative singular kometon, plural kometoj, accusative plural kometojn)

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

Ido

kometo (sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kometo, Latin comētēs / comēta, Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs), English comet, French comète, German Komet, Italian cometa, Russian коме́та (kométa), Spanish cometa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmeto/
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: ko‧met‧o

Noun

kometo (plural kometi)

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈmɛ.tɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɔ
• Syllabification: ko‧me‧to

Noun

kometo f

1. vocative singular of kometa