cometa

== Aragonese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈmeta/ Syllabification: co‧me‧ta Rhymes: -eta === Noun === cometa f (plural cometas) (astronomy) comet === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “cometa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN “cometa”, in Diccionario ortografico de l’aragonés (seguntes la PO de l’EFA)‎[1], Zaragoza: EDACAR, 2023, →ISSN, page 596 Martínez Tur, Feliciano; Rodés Orquín, Francho (2022), “cometa”, in Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán‎[2], Zaragoza, Spain: Estudio de Filolochía Aragonesa, Edicions Dichitals de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, published April 2025, →ISSN, page 287 == Asturian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈmeta/ [koˈme.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: co‧me‧ta === Noun === cometa m (plural cometes) (astronomy) comet (a celestial body, generally with a tail) == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kuˈme̞.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koˈmə.tə] IPA(key): (Central) [kuˈmɛ.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [koˈme.ta] Rhymes: -ɛta Hyphenation: co‧me‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). ==== Noun ==== cometa m (plural cometes) (astronomy) comet === Etymology 2 === From coma +‎ -eta. ==== Noun ==== cometa f (plural cometes) quotation mark (one of the symbols ', ", «, or ») === Further reading === “cometa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cometa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cometa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cometa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Corsican == === Noun === cometa f (plural comete) alternative form of cumeta == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈmeta/ [koˈme.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -eta Hyphenation: co‧me‧ta === Noun === cometa m (plural cometas) (astronomy) comet === Further reading === “cometa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “cometa”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cometa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cometa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cometa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈme.ta/ Rhymes: -eta Hyphenation: co‧mé‧ta === Noun === cometa f (plural comete) (astronomy) comet ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === cometa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary cometa in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) cometa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication cometa in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔˈmeː.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koˈmɛː.ta] === Noun === comēta m (genitive comētae); first declension alternative form of comētēs ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. == Neapolitan == === Noun === cometa f (plural comete) alternative form of cumeta === References === Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “cometa”, in Schedario Napoletano == Old English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). === Noun === comēta m comet The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Declension ==== Weak: === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “cométa”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (most dialects) -etɐ, (Southern Brazil) -eta Hyphenation: co‧mê‧ta === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). ==== Noun ==== cometa m (plural cometas) (astronomy) comet (celestial body with a “tail” of matter) ===== Related terms ===== cometário cometologia === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cometa inflection of cometer: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cometa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cometa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “cometa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “cometa”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cometa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cometa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sicilian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). === Noun === cometa f (plural cometi) (astronomy) comet === References === Traina, Antonino (1868), “cometa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 918 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈmeta/ [koˈme.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: co‧me‧ta === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”). ==== Noun ==== cometa m (plural cometas) (astronomy) comet ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Cebuano: kometa ==== Noun ==== cometa f (plural cometas) kite (flying toy) Synonyms: milocha, birlocha, pandero, (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico) papalote, (Argentina, Nicaragua) barrilete, (El Salvador) piscucha, papalota, (Peru, Chile, Argentina) volantín, (Dominican Republic) chichigua, (Bolivia, Venezuela, Philippines) volador, cachirulo, chiringa, lechuza, pandorga, papagayo, papelote, petaca, zamura kite (shape) ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cometa inflection of cometer: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === See also === Appendix:Spanish nouns that have different meanings depending on their gender === Further reading === “cometa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “cometa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “cometa”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA cometa | Diccionario • DELE Ahora