noun · neuterthird declension
interrēte
interrēte n (genitive interrētis)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈreː.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈrɛː.te]
Meaning
- The Internet.
Usurpatio si quae erit aliorum communicationis instrumentorum recentium, qualia sunt: similaria, telephonia cellularia, interrete...
If there will be usage of other, more recent instruments of communication, such as fax machines, cellphones and the Internet...1999, Congregatio pro Institutis Vitae Consecratae et Societatibus Vitae Apostolicae, Verbi Sponsa: Instructio de vita contemplativa deque monialium clausura., Vatican:2000, Versio anglica hujus parvae comoediae per Interrete apud gregem c.t. LatinTeach apparuit. (The English version of this playlet appeared on the Internet in the LatinTeach list.)
Texas Classical Association (translation from same) https://web.archive.org/web/20051111073013/http://www.txclassics.org/brennussaturnalia.htm#english
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interrēte | interrētia |
| genitive | interrētis | interrētium |
| dative | interrētī | interrētibus |
| accusative | interrēte | interrētia |
| ablative | interrēte interrētī | interrētibus |
| vocative | interrēte | interrētia |
Origins
A neologism, from inter- (“between”) + rēte (“net”), a phono-semantic matching of English Internet.