arete
See also: areté, aretê, and arête
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæɹɪtiː/
Noun
arete (uncountable)
- (philosophy) Virtue, excellence.
- 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text):
- All arete is included in justice, Cyrnus.
- 1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text):
- (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human.
Related terms
- aretaic
Translations
virtue, excellence
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Further reading
- arete on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
arete (plural aretes)
- Alternative spelling of arête
Anagrams
- areet, eater, ratee, teare
Latin
Verb
ārēte
- second-person plural present active imperative of āreō
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈre.te/
Noun
arete m (plural areți)
- ram (male sheep)
Declension
Declension of arete
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) arete | aretele | (niște) areți | areții |
genitive/dative | (unui) arete | aretelui | (unor) areți | areților |
vocative | arete | areților |
Synonyms
- berbec
See also
- oaie
- miel
Further reading
- arete in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Etymology
From aro + -ete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɾete/ [aˈɾe.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: a‧re‧te
Noun
arete m (plural aretes)
- (Latin America, Philippines) earring
- Synonym: pendiente
Derived terms
- aretito
Further reading
- “arete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014