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Afrikaans
Noun
planete
- plural of planeet
Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
planete
- second-person plural present of planout
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French planete, from Latin planeta, planetes, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer”), from Ancient Greek πλανάω (planáō, “wander about, stray”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to wander, roam”).
Noun
planete (plural planetes)
- (astronomy) Each of the seven celestial bodies seen as moving relative to the rest of the stars: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
- (rare) Any celestial body, include the fixed stars.
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Etymology 2
From Latin planēta..
Noun
planete (plural planetes)
- (Christianity, hapax) The outermost garment worn by clergy celebrating the Eucharist; a chasuble.
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Middle High German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin planēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs), from πλανάω (planáō) + -της (-tēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈplaːnɛːtə/
Noun
plānēte m
- planet
Declension
Declension of plānēte (masculine, weak)
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Descendants
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “PLÂNÊTE”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
- "plānēte" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Old French
Noun
planete oblique singular, f (oblique plural planetes, nominative singular planete, nominative plural planetes)
- planet (celestial body that orbits a star)
Romanian
Noun
planete
- plural of planetă
Walloon
Pronunciation
Noun
planete f (plural planetes)
- (astronomy) planet