Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
metu
- first-person singular present of mést
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Verb
metu
- imperative of meti
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *mëtu, borrowed either from Proto-Balto-Slavic *medú or alternatively Proto-Germanic *meduz. Cognate with Estonian mõdu, Võro mõdu and Votic mõtu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetu/, [ˈme̞t̪u]
- Rhymes: -etu
- Syllabification(key): me‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): me‧tu
Noun
metu (obsolete)
- mead
Declension
| Inflection of metu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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metu
|
medut
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| genitive
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medun
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metujen
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| partitive
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metua
|
metuja
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| illative
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metuun
|
metuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
metu
|
medut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
metu
|
medut
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| gen.
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medun
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| genitive
|
medun
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metujen
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| partitive
|
metua
|
metuja
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| inessive
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medussa
|
meduissa
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| elative
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medusta
|
meduista
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| illative
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metuun
|
metuihin
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| adessive
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medulla
|
meduilla
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| ablative
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medulta
|
meduilta
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| allative
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medulle
|
meduille
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| essive
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metuna
|
metuina
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| translative
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meduksi
|
meduiksi
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| abessive
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medutta
|
meduitta
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| instructive
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—
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meduin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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metuni
|
metuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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metuni
|
metuni
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| gen.
|
metuni
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| genitive
|
metuni
|
metujeni
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| partitive
|
metuani
|
metujani
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| inessive
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medussani
|
meduissani
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| elative
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medustani
|
meduistani
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| illative
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metuuni
|
metuihini
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| adessive
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medullani
|
meduillani
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| ablative
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medultani
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meduiltani
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| allative
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medulleni
|
meduilleni
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| essive
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metunani
|
metuinani
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| translative
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medukseni
|
meduikseni
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| abessive
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meduttani
|
meduittani
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
metuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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metusi
|
metusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
metusi
|
metusi
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| gen.
|
metusi
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| genitive
|
metusi
|
metujesi
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| partitive
|
metuasi
|
metujasi
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| inessive
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medussasi
|
meduissasi
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| elative
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medustasi
|
meduistasi
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| illative
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metuusi
|
metuihisi
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| adessive
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medullasi
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meduillasi
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| ablative
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medultasi
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meduiltasi
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| allative
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medullesi
|
meduillesi
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| essive
|
metunasi
|
metuinasi
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| translative
|
meduksesi
|
meduiksesi
|
| abessive
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meduttasi
|
meduittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
metuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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metumme
|
metumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
metumme
|
metumme
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| gen.
|
metumme
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| genitive
|
metumme
|
metujemme
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| partitive
|
metuamme
|
metujamme
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| inessive
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medussamme
|
meduissamme
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| elative
|
medustamme
|
meduistamme
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| illative
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metuumme
|
metuihimme
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| adessive
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medullamme
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meduillamme
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| ablative
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medultamme
|
meduiltamme
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| allative
|
medullemme
|
meduillemme
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| essive
|
metunamme
|
metuinamme
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| translative
|
meduksemme
|
meduiksemme
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| abessive
|
meduttamme
|
meduittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
metuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
metunne
|
metunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
metunne
|
metunne
|
| gen.
|
metunne
|
| genitive
|
metunne
|
metujenne
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| partitive
|
metuanne
|
metujanne
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| inessive
|
medussanne
|
meduissanne
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| elative
|
medustanne
|
meduistanne
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| illative
|
metuunne
|
metuihinne
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| adessive
|
medullanne
|
meduillanne
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| ablative
|
medultanne
|
meduiltanne
|
| allative
|
medullenne
|
meduillenne
|
| essive
|
metunanne
|
metuinanne
|
| translative
|
meduksenne
|
meduiksenne
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| abessive
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meduttanne
|
meduittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
metuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
metunsa
|
metunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
metunsa
|
metunsa
|
| gen.
|
metunsa
|
| genitive
|
metunsa
|
metujensa
|
| partitive
|
metuaan
metuansa
|
metujaan
metujansa
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| inessive
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medussaan
medussansa
|
meduissaan
meduissansa
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| elative
|
medustaan
medustansa
|
meduistaan
meduistansa
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| illative
|
metuunsa
|
metuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
medullaan
medullansa
|
meduillaan
meduillansa
|
| ablative
|
medultaan
medultansa
|
meduiltaan
meduiltansa
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| allative
|
medulleen
medullensa
|
meduilleen
meduillensa
|
| essive
|
metunaan
metunansa
|
metuinaan
metuinansa
|
| translative
|
medukseen
meduksensa
|
meduikseen
meduiksensa
|
| abessive
|
meduttaan
meduttansa
|
meduittaan
meduittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
metuineen
metuinensa
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Anagrams
Latin
Noun
metū m
- ablative singular of metus
Latvian
Verb
metu
- first-person singular present/past indicative of mest
Lithuanian
Noun
metù
- instrumental singular of mẽtas (“time”)
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *medu. Compare Old Saxon, Old Dutch medu, Old Norse mjǫðr.
Noun
metu m
- mead
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
metu (Cyrillic spelling мету)
- third-person plural present of mesti