planete

See also: planète and Planete

Afrikaans

Noun

planete

  1. plural of planeet

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈplanɛtɛ]

Verb

planete

  1. second-person plural present of planout

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French planete, from Latin planeta, planetes, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, wanderer), from Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō, wander about, stray), of unknown origin. Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to wander, roam).

Alternative forms

Noun

planete (plural planetes)

  1. (astronomy) Each of the seven celestial bodies seen as moving relative to the rest of the stars: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
  2. (rare) Any celestial body, include the fixed stars.
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

From Latin planēta..

Noun

planete (plural planetes)

  1. (Christianity, hapax legomenon) The outermost garment worn by clergy celebrating the Eucharist; a chasuble.

References

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin planēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs), from πλανάω (planáō) + -της (-tēs).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈplaːnɛːtə/

    Noun

    plānēte m

    1. planet

    Declension

    Derived terms

    • plānetenstant

    Descendants

    • German: Planet
      • Hunsrik: Planet

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “PLÂNÊTE”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "plānēte" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    Old French

    Noun

    planete oblique singularf (oblique plural planetes, nominative singular planete, nominative plural planetes)

    1. planet (celestial body that orbits a star)

    Romanian

    Noun

    planete

    1. plural of planetă

    Walloon

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pla.nɛt/

    Noun

    planete f (plural planetes)

    1. (astronomy) planet