metur
Aromanian
Etymology
From meturã. Compare Romanian mătura, mătur.
Verb
metur first-singular present indicative (past participle mituratã)
- to sweep
Related terms
- miturari/miturare
- miturat
- meturã
Faroese
Etymology
From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre”).
Noun
metur m (genitive singular meturs, plural metrar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | metur | meturin | metrar | metrarnir |
| accusative | metur | meturin | metrar | metrarnar |
| dative | metri | metrinum | metrum | metrunum |
| genitive | meturs | metursins | metra | metranna |
Lo-Toga
Etymology
Cognate with Mwotlap mitiy. From Proto-Oceanic *maturuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mətʉr/
Verb
metur
- to sleep
References
- François, Alexandre. 2019. Verbal number in Lo-Toga and Hiw: The emergence of a lexical paradigm. Transactions of the Philological Society 117‒3 (Dec 2019). 338-371.
Nauruan
Adjective
metur