rete
rete
From Proto-Italic *rēti-, of uncertain origin. Some theories:
- Related to Lithuanian rėtis (“sieve”), conceivably from Proto-Indo-European *ret-.
- Alternatively, borrowed from Semitic; compare Hebrew רֶשֶׁת (rešet, “net (for fishing and bird-catching)”), Ugaritic 𐎗𐎘𐎚 (rṯt, “net”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈreː.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɛː.te]
Noun
rēte n (genitive rētis); third declension
- net, snare, network
- (figuratively) trap
- (Contemporary Latin) Web, Internet
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rēte | rētia |
| genitive | rētis | rētium |
| dative | rētī | rētibus |
| accusative | rēte | rētia |
| ablative | rēte
rētī |
rētibus |
| vocative | rēte | rētia |