cete

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cete"

English

Noun

cete (plural cetes)

  1. (rare) A cetacean.

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

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

Latin

Noun

cētē

  1. nominative/accusative plural of cētos

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
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