different between cete vs cere

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

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cero (“I smear or coat with wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??(?)/
• Homophones: sear, seer

Noun

cere (plural ceres)

1. (ornithology) A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.

Translations

Verb

cere (third-person singular simple present ceres, present participle cering, simple past and past participle cered)

1. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
   • 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgical Treatises

     a strong twisted Thread cered

Anagrams

• Cree

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin c?ra.

Noun

cere f (plural ceris)

1. wax

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ere

Noun

cere f

1. plural of cera

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaer? (“seek, look for, desire”). In the 19th century, the older form of the simple perfect, cer?ii, from Latin quaes?v?, was replaced by cerui by analogy and the old past participle, cer?it, from Latin quaes?tus, was replaced by cerut. The r in these obsolete words were themselves a relatively modern addition through analogy with the original word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?t??e.re]

Verb

a cere (third-person singular present cere, past participle cerut) 3rd conj.

1. to request, to ask (for)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• a solicita
• a ruga

Derived terms

See also

• întreba

References

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /c?r?/

Noun

cere (definite form cere ji)

1. couscous