cometa

== Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈmeta/ Syllabification: co‧me‧ta Rhymes: -eta === Noun === cometa m (plural cometas) comet === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “cometa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Asturian == === Etymology === 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) 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) == Galician == === Etymology === 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) comet == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed 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) 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. == Old English == === 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 Lingua 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 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈmeta/ [koˈme.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: co‧me‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed 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 (toy) Synonyms: (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) === 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 (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA cometa | Diccionario • DELE Ahora