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See also: me·tra, métra, and metrà

English

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, womb).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈmiːtrə/

Noun

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metra (plural metrae)

  1. (medicine) The uterus.
    Synonyms: (prefixes) metro-; hystero-, utero-

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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metra (plural metras)

  1. (historical) A pocket instrument combining a thermometer, level, plummet, and lens.

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Faroese

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Noun

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metra

  1. indefinite genitive plural of metur
    skipið liggur á túsund metra dýpi - the ship lies at 1000 metres depth

Ingrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian метр (metr).

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Noun

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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:

Declension

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Declension of metra (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative metra metrat
genitive metran metroin
partitive metraa metroja
illative metraa metroi
inessive metraas metrois
elative metrast metroist
allative metralle metroille
adessive metraal metroil
ablative metralt metroilt
translative metraks metroiks
essive metranna, metraan metroinna, metroin
exessive1) metrant metroint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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Latin

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Noun

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metra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of metrum

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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metra n

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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metra n

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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metra f (plural metras)

  1. (Venezuela) marble (toy)

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