different between facete vs facette

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin fac?tus; perhaps via Italian faceto.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??si?t/

Adjective

facete (comparative more facete, superlative most facete)

1. (archaic) Facetious.

Derived terms

• facetely
• faceteness

Italian

Adjective

facete f pl

1. feminine plural of faceto

Latin

Adjective

fac?te

1. vocative masculine singular of fac?tus

References

• facete in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• facete in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• facete in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

facete

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of facetar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of facetar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of facetar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of facetar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French facette

Noun

facette (plural facettes)

1. Alternative form of facet

French

Etymology

From face +? -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.s?t/

Noun

facette f (plural facettes)

1. facet (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

• ? Catalan: faceta
• ? English: facet
• ? Spanish: faceta

Further reading

• “facette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).