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Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
- -meter
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m
- -meter
Derived terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /me.tɾu/
- (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
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
- -meter (forms the names of measuring devices)
Derived terms
References
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
- -meter
Derived terms
Further reading