metra

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiːtrə/

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μέτρα (métra), plural of μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Anagrams

• 'mater, METAR, Marte, armet, mater, ramet, tamer, terma, trema, tréma

Noun

metra

1. indefinite genitive plural of metur

   skipið liggur á túsund metra dýpi - the ship lies at 1000 metres depth

Alternative forms

• m (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian метр (metr).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmetrɑ/, [ˈme̞dr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmetrɑ/, [ˈme̞d̥rɑ]
• Rhymes: -etr, -etrɑ
• Hyphenation: met‧ra

Noun

metra

1. metre
   • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     Toiset pittuusyksiköt ovat siottu metranka sil viisii:

     The other units of length are related to the metre as follows:

Noun

metra

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of metrum

References

• metra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Noun

metra n

1. indefinite plural of metrum
2. definite plural of metrum

Noun

metra n

1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of metrum
2. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of metrum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetɾa/ [ˈme.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -etɾa
• Syllabification: me‧tra

Noun

metra f (plural metras)

1. (Venezuela) marble (toy)

Further reading

• “metra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10