LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

interrēte

interrēte n (genitive interrētis)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈreː.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈrɛː.te]

Meaning

  1. 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

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinterrēteinterrētia
genitiveinterrētisinterrētium
dativeinterrētīinterrētibus
accusativeinterrēteinterrētia
ablativeinterrēte
interrētī
interrētibus
vocativeinterrēteinterrētia

Origins

A neologism, from inter- (“between”) + rēte (“net”), a phono-semantic matching of English Internet.

Quick answers

What does interrēte mean in Latin?
interrēte, a noun, means “The Internet.”.
What is the genitive of interrēte?
The genitive singular is interrētis. interrēte is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce interrēte?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛrˈreː.tɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.terˈrɛː.te].