komēta
Appearance
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin cometa, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “long-haired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).
Noun
[edit]komēta f (4th declension)
- (astronomy) comet (celestial body composed mostly of ice, dust and gas, having a “tail” of matter caused by the solar wind)
- komētu astronomija ― comet astronomy
- komētas kodols ― comet nucleus
- īsperioda, ilgperioda komēta ― short-period, long-period comet
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | komēta | komētas |
genitive | komētas | komētu |
dative | komētai | komētām |
accusative | komētu | komētas |
instrumental | komētu | komētām |
locative | komētā | komētās |
vocative | komēta | komētas |