different between cete vs cene

English

Etymology 1

Noun

cete (plural cetes)

1. (rare) A cetacean.

Etymology 2

Noun

cete (plural cetes)

1. (obsolete) A company of badgers.

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin c?t?, plural form of c?tos, alternative form of c?tus, from Ancient Greek ????? (kêtos, “any sea-monster or huge fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t???.te/
• Rhymes: -?te
• Hyphenation: cè?te

Noun

cete f (plural ceti)

1. (obsolete) whale

   Synonym: balena

Related terms

• cetaceo

References

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

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

c?t?

1. nominative plural of c?tos
2. accusative plural of c?tos

Etymology 2

Noun

c?te

1. vocative singular of c?tus

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

Romanian

Noun

cete

1. plural of ceat?

Tatar

Adjective

cete

1. sharp

English

Etymology

Blend of control +? gene

Noun

cene (plural cenes)

1. (genetics) A control gene.

Derived terms

• cenome

Anagrams

• -ence

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin c?na.

Noun

cene f (plural cenis)

1. dinner, supper (evening meal)

Synonyms

• gustà

Related terms

• cenâ

Italian

Noun

cene f

1. plural of cena

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *k?niz. Cognate with Old High German kuoni, Old Norse kænn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke?.ne/

Adjective

c?ne

1. bold
2. valiant

Declension

Derived terms

• c?nl??e
• c?nþu

Descendants

• Middle English: kene
  • English: keen
  • Scots: keen
  • Yola: keen

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• cenae

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?ene/

Pronoun

cene

1. third-person singular masculine/neuter of cen: without him/it

Adverb

cene

1. besides
2. in any case
3. already

Derived terms

• olchenae

Descendants

• Irish: cheana
• Manx: hannah
• Scottish Gaelic: cheana

Spanish

Verb

cene

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cenar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cenar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cenar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of cenar.