comète

See also: comete, cometé, and cómete

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)

  1. comet

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: cometă
  • Persian: کومت (komet)

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