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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?ti/
• Rhymes: -i?ti

Noun

rete (plural retes or retia)

1. (anatomy) A network of blood vessels or nerves.
2. An anatomical part resembling or including a network.
3. A rotating cutaway plate or overlay on an astrolabe or starmap which represents the horizon; used to locate stars and other astronomical features.

Anagrams

• TREE, Tree, reet, teer, tree

'Are'are

Verb

rete

1. be good

References

• Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin r?te.

Noun

rete m

1. net

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “rete”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, ?ISBN

Asturian

Verb

rete

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of retar

Chamicuro

Etymology

From Spanish red.

Noun

rete

1. net

Chuukese

Etymology

re- +? -te

Pronoun

rete

1. they will never
2. so they do not

Related terms

Dutch

Verb

rete

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of rijten

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rete/
• Hyphenation: re?te
• Rhymes: -ete

Adverb

rete

1. with a net
2. Clipping of interrete: on the Internet

Guaraní

Noun

rete

1. body

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French rester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?te/

Verb

rete

1. to live, reside
2. to stay
3. (idiomatic) Wait a short while.

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rete, Portuguese rede, Spanish red and French réseaux, all ultimately from Latin r?te.

Noun

rete (plural retes)

1. network (structure of interconnected elements for transit or communication or in a fabric, group of interacting agents)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin r?te (“net”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re.te/
• Hyphenation: ré?te

Noun

rete f (plural reti)

1. net
2. network
3. (soccer) goal

Related terms

Anagrams

• erte

Latin

Alternative forms

• r?tia, r?tium

Etymology

• From a Proto-Indo-European *h?reh?- root, cognate with Lithuanian r?tis (“sieve”), Latin rarus and other roots with the general meaning "bind, twist."
• or for *sr?te, from ser?.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?re?.te/, [?re?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?re.te/, [?r??t??]

Noun

r?te n (genitive r?tis); third declension

1. net, snare, network
2. (figuratively) trap
3. (New Latin) The internet.

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Derived terms

• interr?te
• irr?ti?
• r?tiarius (“net-wielding gladiator”)
• r?ticulum (“network”)
• r?tifex (“net-maker”)

Descendants

References

• rete in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rete in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• rete in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• rete in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• rete in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Spanish

Verb

rete

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pl?k.s?s/
• Rhymes: -?ks?s

Noun

plexus (plural plexuses or plexus)

1. (anatomy) A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.

   Hyponyms: brachial plexus, cardiac plexus, celiac plexus, choroid plexus, Exner's plexus, internal carotid plexus, pelvic plexus, solar plexus

2. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
   1. (mathematics) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.

      (Can we find and add a quotation of Brande & C to this entry?)

Synonyms

• rete

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “plexus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “plexus”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “plexus”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• suplex

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

plexus m (plural plexussen)

1. plexus

French

Noun

plexus m (uncountable)

1. plexus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?plek.sus/, [?p???ks??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?plek.sus/, [?pl??zus]

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of plect? (“to plait, braid, interweave”).

Participle

plexus (feminine plexa, neuter plexum); first/second-declension participle

1. perfect passive participle of plect?
2. (Old Latin) involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Etymology 2

From plect? (“to plait, braid, interweave”) +? -tus (action noun suffix).

Noun

plexus m (genitive plex?s); fourth declension

1. (poetic) a twining, plaiting, braid

Inflection

Fourth-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• plexus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• plexus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette