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

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːˈmeːt/

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• 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
• → Indonesian: komet
• → Papiamentu: komeet

References

• “komeet” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

komeet (genitive komeedi, partitive komeeti)

1. (astronomy) comet

Declension

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Further reading

• “komeet”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmeːt/

Noun

komeet c (plural kometen)

1. comet