metla
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Metla.
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech metla, from Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Noun
metla f
- (literary) scourge
- (historical) rod (instrument of corporal punishment)
- whisk, balloon whisk
- (obsolete) broom
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
metla
Further reading
- “metla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “metla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “metla”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian метла́ (metlá). Compare Ingrian metla.
Pronunciation
Noun
metla (dialectal)
- Synonym of varpuluuta.
Declension
| Inflection of metla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | metla | metlat | |
| genitive | metlan | metlojen | |
| partitive | metlaa | metloja | |
| illative | metlaan | metloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | metla | metlat | |
| accusative | nom. | metla | metlat |
| gen. | metlan | ||
| genitive | metlan | metlojen metlain rare | |
| partitive | metlaa | metloja | |
| inessive | metlassa | metloissa | |
| elative | metlasta | metloista | |
| illative | metlaan | metloihin | |
| adessive | metlalla | metloilla | |
| ablative | metlalta | metloilta | |
| allative | metlalle | metloille | |
| essive | metlana | metloina | |
| translative | metlaksi | metloiksi | |
| abessive | metlatta | metloitta | |
| instructive | — | metloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian метла (metla). Compare Finnish metla.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmetlɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmetlɑ/,
- Rhymes: -etl, -etlɑ
- Hyphenation: met‧la
Noun
metla
- besom
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59:
- Lumiukko laahittii - kättee metla annettii,
- A snowman was made - a broom was given into its hand,
Declension
| Declension of metla (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | metla | metlat |
| genitive | metlan | metloin |
| partitive | metlaa | metloja |
| illative | metlaa | metloi |
| inessive | metlaas | metlois |
| elative | metlast | metloist |
| allative | metlalle | metloille |
| adessive | metlaal | metloil |
| ablative | metlalt | metloilt |
| translative | metlaks | metloiks |
| essive | metlanna, metlaan | metloinna, metloin |
| exessive1) | metlant | metloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Hypernyms
- luuta (“broom”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
Noun
mètla f (Cyrillic spelling мѐтла)
Declension
Declension of metla
Further reading
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
Noun
metla f (genitive singular metly, nominative plural metly, genitive plural metál, metiel, declension pattern of žena)
- broom (the sweeping tool)
- Nová metla dobre metie. ― A new broom sweeps clean.
- whisk, balloon whisk
Declension
Declension of metla
Derived terms
Further reading
- “metla”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
Noun
métla f
- broom (for sweeping)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | mêtla | ||
| gen. sing. | mêtle | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
mêtla | mêtli | mêtle |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
mêtle | mêtel | mêtel |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
mêtli | mêtlama | mêtlam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
mêtlo | mêtli | mêtle |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
mêtli | mêtlah | mêtlah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
mêtlo | mêtlama | mêtlami |
Further reading
- “metla”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “metla”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references