Meteor

Betekenis (Engels)

meteor (streak of light caused by extraterrestrial matter entering the atmosphere)

Sinonieme

Sternschnuppe

Komet

☄️

Schweifstern

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Meteoroid

Meteorid

Aerolith

Irrstern

Asteroid

Meteorstein

Vertalings

météore

meteor

meteoor

meteoro

meteoro

meteora

μετέωρο

meteor

göktaşı

étoile filante

meteor

shooting star

falling star

stella cadente

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/meteˈoːɐ̯/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Latyn: meteōrum

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), neuter of μετέωρος (metéōros, “up in the air”).