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planete
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Afrikaans
Noun
planete
Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
planete
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”).
Alternative forms
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.
Synonyms
Descendants
References
- “planet(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.
Etymology 2
From Latin planēta..
Noun
planete (plural planetes)
- (Christianity, hapax legomenon) The outermost garment worn by clergy celebrating the Eucharist; a chasuble.
References
- “planete, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 13 June 2018.
Middle High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin planēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs), from πλανάω (planáō) + -της (-tēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
plānēte m
Declension
Declension of plānēte (weak masculine)
Derived terms
- plānetenstant
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)
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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
Turkish
Noun
planete
Walloon
Pronunciation
Noun
planete f (plural planetes)
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