metra

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmiːtrə/ ==== Noun ==== metra (plural metrae) (medicine) The uterus. Synonyms: (prefixes) metro-; hystero-, utero- ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek μέτρα (métra), plural of μέτρον (métron, “measure”). ==== Noun ==== metra (plural metras) (historical) A pocket instrument combining a thermometer, level, plummet, and lens. === Anagrams === 'mater, METAR, Marte, armet, mater, ramet, tamer, terma, trema, tréma == Faroese == === Noun === metra indefinite genitive plural of metur skipið liggur á túsund metra dýpi - the ship lies at 1000 metres depth == Icelandic == === Noun === metra inflection of metri: indefinite accusative singular/plural indefinite dative/genitive singular indefinite genitive plural == Ingrian == === 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 metre ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Noun === metra nominative/accusative/vocative plural of metrum === References === "metra", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === metra n indefinite plural of metrum definite plural of metrum == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === metra n (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of metrum (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of metrum == Polish == === Pronunciation === (Masovia): (Far Masovian) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.tra] === Noun === metra m pers (Far Masovian, Borki Siedleckie) alternative form of geometra === Further reading === Jan Karłowicz (1901), “gieometra”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 75 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmetɾa/ [ˈme.t̪ɾa] Rhymes: -etɾa Syllabification: me‧tra === Noun === metra f (plural metras) (Venezuela) marble (toy) === Further reading === “metra”, 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