Kathete

See also: kathete

German

 Kathete on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From Cathetus (18th century), from Latin cathetus (15th century). Ultimately from Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos, “perpendicular”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈteːtə]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ka‧the‧te

Noun

Kathete f (genitive Kathete, plural Katheten)

1. cathetus

Declension

Declension of Kathete [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kathete	die	Katheten
genitive	einer	der	Kathete	der	Katheten
dative	einer	der	Kathete	den	Katheten
accusative	eine	die	Kathete	die	Katheten

Hypernyms

• Seite (geometry)

Hyponyms

• Ankathete, Gegenkathete

Coordinate terms

• Hypotenuse

Related terms

• Katheter

See also

• Katheder
• Kathedrale

Further reading

• “Kathete” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache