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Belarusian
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro.
Pronunciation
Noun
метро́ • (mjetró) n inan (indeclinable)
- subway
References
- “метро” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- Лучыц-Федарэц І. І. (укладальнік) (1991) Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы, volume 7, Мінск: Навука і тэхніка, →ISBN, page 26
Kazakh
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian метро́ (metró), from French métro.
Pronunciation
Noun
метро • (metro)
- subway, underground, metro
Declension
Synonyms
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
метро • (metro) n
- metro, subway
- (colloquial) meter
- (colloquial) tape measure
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ме‧тро
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
метро́ • (metró) n inan (indeclinable)
- subway, underground
- Synonym: метрополите́н m (metropolitɛ́n)
Descendants
- → Armenian: մետրո (metro)
See also
- МЦК (MCK, “Moscow Central Circle”)
- МЦД (MCD, “Moscow Central Diameters”)
- БКЛ (BKL, “Big Circle Line”)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
мѐтро̄ m (Latin spelling mètrō)
- metro
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
метро́ • (metró) n inan (indeclinable)
- subway, underground, metro
- Synonym: метрополіте́н m (metropolitén)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “метро”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “метро”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “метро”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN