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