Comephorous

/kəˈmɛfərəs/ adjective

Definition

Bearing or producing comets, though this is a highly theoretical or whimsical term with no scientific basis.

Etymology

Constructed from Latin 'cometa' (comet) and Greek '-phorous' (bearing, producing), following the pattern of '-ferous' words like 'pestiferous' or 'carboniferous'.

Kelly Says

While astronomers would laugh at the idea of anything 'comet-bearing,' this word delightfully shows how English's suffix system lets us construct creative (if silly) new words by combining 'comet' with 'carrying'—the language is like Lego for meaning.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምግብ ላይ ላይ ላይ
migb la-i la-i la-i
ARالعربية
يُحمل الطعام
yu-ham-mul al-ta-am
BNবাংলা
খাদ্য বহনকারী
kha-ad-ya bo-hon-ka-ree
CACatalà
que porta menjar
keh por-ta men-jar
CSČeština
nosící potravu
no-shee-chee po-tra-vu
DADansk
førende mad
for-en-de mad
DEDeutsch
nahrungführend
nah-roong-foo-ehr-end
ELΕλληνικά
που φέρει φαγητό
poo fer-ee fa-ge-to
ESEspañol
que lleva comida
keh le-vah co-mee-dah
FAفارسی
حامل غذا
ha-mal zih-a
FISuomi
ruokaa kantava
roo-kaa kan-ta-va
FRFrançais
qui porte de la nourriture
kee por-teh duh la noo-triss-man
GUGU
ભોજન વાહક
bhojan va-hak
HAHA
da ya abinci
da ya ab-in-ci
HEעברית
שומר מזון
sho-mer me-zon
HIहिन्दी
भोजन ले जाने वाला
bhojan le jaane wala
HUMagyar
ételt szállító
e-telt shal-lo-tee-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
memiliki makanan
me-me-liki ma-na-kan
IGIG
nwere ihe
nwe-re e-he
ITItaliano
che porta cibo
keh por-tah chee-bo
JA日本語
食料を運ぶ
shokuryo wo hakobu
KKKK
тамақты тасымалдайтын
ta-ma-q-ty ta-sy-mal-day-tin
KMKM
ដែលមានអាហារ
daehl ma-an a-ha-ar
KO한국어
음식을 운반하는
eumsik-eul un-man-ha-neun
MRMR
जेवणाचे वाहक
je-va-na-che va-hak
MSBahasa Melayu
memiliki makanan
me-me-liki ma-na-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စားကြောင်း ပါ
sa-kyaing pa
NLNederlands
voedseldragende
voed-sel-dra-gen-de
NONorsk
matbærende
mat-ba-ren-de
PAPA
ਖਾਣਾ ਢਾਲਣ ਵਾਲਾ
kha-na dhaal-na wa-la
PLPolski
noszący jedzenie
no-shee-chee yeh-dzhe-nee
PTPortuguês
que carrega comida
keh ka-ray-gah co-mee-dah
RORomână
care poartă mâncare
ka-re po-artă man-ca-re
RUРусский
несёт еду
nesyot yedu
SVSvenska
matbärande
mat-ba-ran-de
SWKiswahili
mwenye chakula
mwen-ye cha-ku-la
TAதமிழ்
உணவு ஏற்றும்
u-na-vu e-r-tum
TEతెలుగు
భోజనం తీసుకునే
bhojanam teesu-ku-ne
THไทย
บรรทุกอาหาร
bon-tuk a-han
TLTL
may pagkain
may pa-g-kain
TRTürkçe
yedek taşıyan
ye-dek ta-shi-yan
UKУкраїнська
що несе їжу
sho ne-se ye-zhu
URاردو
کھانے والا
kha-nay wa-la
VITiếng Việt
mang thực phẩm
mang thuc pham
YOYO
tí ńṣẹ
tee n-she
ZH中文
携带食物的
xīdai shíwù de
ZUZU
onemali
o-ne-ma-li

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