comète

See also: comete, cometé, and cómete

French

Etymology

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 (France, Paris) (file)
Homophones: comètes, commette, commettent, commettes

Noun

comète f (plural comètes)

comet

Derived terms

cométaire

Further reading

“comète” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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