comète
French
Etymology
From Latin cometa, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (kometes) "longhaired", referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kome) "hair".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.mɛt/
Audio (Paris): (file) - Homophones: comètes, commette, commettent, commettes
Noun
comète f (plural comètes)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “comète”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.