cete

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cete"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

cete (plural cetes)

1. (rare) A cetacean.

Etymology 2

Noun

cete (plural cetes)

1. (obsolete) A company of badgers.

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cētē, plural form of cētos, alternative form of cētus, from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “any sea-monster or huge fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛte
• Hyphenation: cè‧te

Noun

cete f (plural ceti)

1. (obsolete) whale

   Synonym: balena

Related terms

• cetaceo

Further reading

• cete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

cētē

1. nominative/accusative plural of cētos

Etymology 2

Noun

cēte

1. vocative singular of cētus

References

• “cete”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cete”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle English

Noun

cete

1. Alternative form of cite

Old English

Noun

ċēte f

1. (Anglian) Alternative form of ċȳte

Romanian

Noun

cete

1. plural of ceată

Tatar

Adjective

cete

1. sharp