méta
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "meta"
French
Pronunciation
Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Adjective
méta (invariable)
Further reading
- “méta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin mēta (“cone, pyramid; boundary limit; goal, turning point”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
méta (plural méták)
- A traditional Hungarian ball game played outdoors with bats between a batting and a fielding team, somewhat similar to baseball.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | méta | méták |
| accusative | métát | métákat |
| dative | métának | métáknak |
| instrumental | métával | métákkal |
| causal-final | métáért | métákért |
| translative | métává | métákká |
| terminative | métáig | métákig |
| essive-formal | métaként | métákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | métában | métákban |
| superessive | métán | métákon |
| adessive | métánál | métáknál |
| illative | métába | métákba |
| sublative | métára | métákra |
| allative | métához | métákhoz |
| elative | métából | métákból |
| delative | métáról | métákról |
| ablative | métától | métáktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
métáé | métáké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
métáéi | métákéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | métám | métáim |
| 2nd person sing. | métád | métáid |
| 3rd person sing. | métája | métái |
| 1st person plural | métánk | métáink |
| 2nd person plural | métátok | métáitok |
| 3rd person plural | métájuk | métáik |
Derived terms
(Compound words):
References
- ^ méta in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- méta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mēta. First attested in the 17th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
méta f
- (literary) goal, aim, objective
- Synonym: cieľ
- klásť si vysoké méty ― to set high aims for oneself
- (journalistic) achievement, milestone (the best results or highest positions, often in sports or competitions)
- (sports) marker, reference point (a designated spot or mark for exercises in group performances, often in sports)
- Synonym: značka
- V rohu ihriska sú umiestnené méty ― Markers are placed in the corner of the field
- (sports, baseball, softball) base, plate (a protected area in baseball or softball; the zone before the foul line)
- Postaviť sa na domácu métu ― To step onto home plate
Declension
Declension of méta (pattern žena)
References
- ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “méta”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 358
Further reading
- “méta”, 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, 2003–2025