-metro
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
=== Suffix ===
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
-meter
==== Derived terms ====
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
=== Suffix ===
-metro m
-meter
==== Derived terms ====
=== Anagrams ===
merto, morte, termo-, torme, tremo, tremò
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Suffix ===
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
-meter (forms the names of measuring devices)
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
“-metro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“-metro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“-metro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /metɾo/ [me.t̪ɾo]
Syllabification: -me‧tro
=== Suffix ===
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
-meter
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“‒́metro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025