metra

See also: me·tra, métra, and metrà

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, womb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːtrə/

Noun

metra (plural metrae)

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

metra (plural metras)

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

Anagrams

Faroese

Noun

metra

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

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

  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

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.

Derived terms

Latin

Noun

metra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of metrum

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

metra n

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

metra n

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

metra f (plural metras)

  1. (Venezuela) marble (toy)

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