different between beret vs benet

English

Etymology

From French béret, from Occitan (Gascon) berret (“cap”), from Old Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus (“large hooded cloak”), from Gaulish birrus (“short cloak”), from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”) (compare Welsh byr, Middle Irish berr). Compare biretta.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??.e?/, /?be?.e?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b???e?/
• Rhymes: -?re?, -e?

Noun

beret (plural berets)

1. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

Hyponyms

• caubeen

Derived terms

• Green Beret

Translations

See also

• beret on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• B-tree, Ebert

Polish

Etymology

From French béret, from Occitan berret (“cap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?.r?t/

Noun

beret m inan (diminutive berecik)

1. beret (headwear)

Declension

Derived terms

• jaja jak berety
• moherowy beret

Further reading

• beret in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Noun

beret n (plural berete)

1. Alternative form of beret?

Declension

English

Etymology 1

From be- +? net.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??n?t/

Verb

benet (third-person singular simple present benets, present participle benetting, simple past and past participle benetted)

1. (transitive) To catch in a net; ensnare.
2. (transitive) To surround as by a net.
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act V scene 2

     Being thus benetted round with villains

Etymology 2

From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?n?t/

Noun

benet (plural benets)

1. An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.

Danish

Adjective

benet

1. bony, angular

Inflection

Noun

benet n

1. definite singular of ben

Verb

benet

1. past participle of bene

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

benet n

1. definite singular of ben

Swedish

Noun

benet

1. definite singular of ben

Anagrams

• beten