metan

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Czech[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

metan m inan

  1. (chemistry) methane (CH4)
    Synonym: karban

Declension[edit]

Declension of metan (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative metan metany
genitive metanu metanů
dative metanu metanům
accusative metan metany
vocative metane metany
locative metanu metanech
instrumental metanem metany

Coordinate terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • metan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • metan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • metan in Internetová jazyková příručka

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

metan

  1. inflection of meter:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Icelandic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

metan n (genitive singular metans, no plural)

  1. (organic chemistry) methane

Declension[edit]

declension of metan
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative metan metanið
accusative metan metanið
dative metani metaninu
genitive metans metansins

Further reading[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

metan

  1. Abbreviation of media tanam (“growth medium”).

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

metan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of メタン

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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metan

Noun[edit]

metan n (definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (chemical symbol CH₄)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Noun[edit]

metan n (definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (as above)

References[edit]

Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

metan m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane

Further reading[edit]

Old Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *metan.

Verb[edit]

metan

  1. to measure

Inflection[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Dutch: mēten
    • Dutch: meten
    • Limburgish: maete

Further reading[edit]

  • “metan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

metan

  1. to measure
  2. to compare
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
      Lōca nu þæt þū ofergemet ne wilnige, nū ðū hī tōgædere metest. Woldest þū cunnan God swā swā Alipius?
      Look to it now that thy desire be not beyond measure, now that thou comparest them together. Wouldst thou know God just as thou dost Alypius?
  3. to compare (to something = wiþ + accusative or tō + dative)
Usage notes[edit]
  • For the phrase “compared to,” wiþ is used by itself (Hū earfoþe is Crēċisċ wiþ Lǣden? = “How hard is Greek compared to Latin?”), or with the phrase tō metenne (Hwæt eart þū wiþ mē tō metenne? = “What are you compared to me?”, literally “to compare with me”).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of metan (strong class 5)
infinitive metan metenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular mete mæt
second person singular mitst mǣte
third person singular mitt, mit mæt
plural metaþ mǣton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular mete mǣte
plural meten mǣten
imperative
singular met
plural metaþ
participle present past
metende (ġe)meten
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mētan

  1. to meet, encounter
  2. to find
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of mētan (weak class 1)
infinitive mētan mētenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular mēte mētte
second person singular mētest, mētst mēttest
third person singular mēteþ, mētt, mēt mētte
plural mētaþ mētton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular mēte mētte
plural mēten mētten
imperative
singular mēt
plural mētaþ
participle present past
mētende (ġe)mēted
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *maitijan (“to sculpt”), from Proto-Germanic *maitijaną, a byform of Proto-Germanic *maitaną (“to cut”). Compare Old High German meizan (“to hew, cut, chisel”), Old Norse meita (“to cut”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (maitan, “to cut”). Doublet of mǣtan (“to appear in a dream”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mētan

  1. to draw or paint
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of mētan (weak class 1)
infinitive mētan mētenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular mēte mētte
second person singular mētest, mētst mēttest
third person singular mēteþ, mētt, mēt mētte
plural mētaþ mētton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular mēte mētte
plural mēten mētten
imperative
singular mēt
plural mētaþ
participle present past
mētende (ġe)mēted
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Middle English: meten (“to sculpt, design; paint”)

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *metan.

Verb[edit]

metan

  1. to measure
  2. to mete

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of metan (strong class 5)
infinitive metan
indicative present past
1st person singular mitu mat
2nd person singular mitis māti
3rd person singular mitid mat
plural metad mātun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular mete māti
2nd person singular metes mātis
3rd person singular mete māti
plural meten mātin
imperative present
singular met
plural metad
participle present past
mitandi gimetan, metan

Descendants[edit]

Piedmontese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

metan m

  1. methane (CH₄)

Polish[edit]

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Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

metan m inan

  1. methane (CH₄)

Declension[edit]

Declension of metan
singular plural
nominative metan metany
genitive metanu metanów
dative metanowi metanom
accusative metan metany
instrumental metanem metanami
locative metanie metanach
vocative metanie metany

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • metan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • metan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

metan

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French méthane.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

metan n (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Declension[edit]

declension of metan (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) metan metanul
genitive/dative (unui) metan metanului
vocative metanule

Further reading[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mětaːn/
  • Hyphenation: me‧tan

Noun[edit]

mètān m (Cyrillic spelling мѐта̄н)

  1. (chemistry, uncountable) methane (CH₄)

Declension[edit]

Declension of metan
singular
nominative mètān
genitive metána
dative metanu
accusative metan
vocative metane
locative metanu
instrumental metanom

Slovene[edit]

Participle[edit]

metán

  1. past passive participle of metáti

Declension[edit]

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Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. metan metana metano
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative metan ind
metani def 		metana metano
genitive metanega metane metanega
dative metanemu metani metanemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim 		metano metano
locative metanem metani metanem
instrumental metanim metano metanim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative metana metani metani
genitive metanih metanih metanih
dative metanima metanima metanima
accusative metana metani metani
locative metanih metanih metanih
instrumental metanima metanima metanima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative metani metane metana
genitive metanih metanih metanih
dative metanim metanim metanim
accusative metane metane metana
locative metanih metanih metanih
instrumental metanimi metanimi metanimi

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

metan

  1. inflection of meter:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French méthane.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

metan n (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Declension[edit]

Declension of metan 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative metan metanet — —
Genitive metans metanets — —

Synonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Tetum[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm, compare Malay hitam.

Adjective[edit]

metan

  1. black
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