-metro

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

Suffix[edit]

-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)

  1. -meter

Derived terms[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

Suffix[edit]

-metro m

  1. -meter

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /me.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /me.tɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /mɨ.tɾu/

Suffix[edit]

-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)

  1. -meter (forms the names of measuring devices)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

Suffix[edit]

-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)

  1. -meter

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]