arete

From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɹɪtiː/, /ˈɑɹɪteɪ/

arete (uncountable)

1. (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.

   Synonym: based

2. (philosophy) The proper state or condition for a human.

• aretaic

• arete on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

arete (plural aretes)

1. Alternative spelling of arête

• areet, eater, ratee, teare

ārēte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of āreō

Inherited from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈre.te/

arete m (plural areți)

1. ram (male sheep)

   Synonym: berbec

• oaie
• miel

• arete in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

From aro +‎ -ete.

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾete/ [aˈɾe.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: a‧re‧te

arete m (plural aretes)

1. (Latin America, Philippines) earring

   Synonym: pendiente

• “arete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28