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English
Etymology 1
Noun
cete (plural cetes)
- (rare) A cetacean.
Etymology 2
Noun
cete (plural cetes)
- (obsolete) A company of badgers.
References
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)
- (obsolete) whale
- Synonym: balena
Further reading
- cete in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology 1
Noun
cētē
- nominative/accusative plural of cētos
Etymology 2
Noun
cēte
- 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
- Alternative form of cite
Old English
Noun
ċēte f
- (Anglian) Alternative form of ċȳte
Romanian
Noun
cete
- plural of ceată
Tatar
Adjective
cete
- sharp