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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετρική (metrikḗ); feminine substantive of metrico.
Noun
metrica f (plural metriche)
- (music, poetry, etc.) metric (all senses)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
metrica
- feminine singular of metrico
Further reading
- metrica in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- metrica in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- metrica in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- metrica in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- mètrica in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- mètrica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
metrica f (genitive metricae); first declension
- (New Latin) metrics
Declension
First-declension noun.
Adjective
metrica
- inflection of metricus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
metricā
- ablative feminine singular of metricus