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

1. net, snare, network
2. (figuratively) trap
3. (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