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мета

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Church Slavonic мести (mesti), from Proto-Slavic *mesti.

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    Verb

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    мета́ (metá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ме́тна)

    1. (ditransitive) to sweep, to broom
    2. (reflexive with се) to get away, to vanish
      Synonyms: изче́звам (izčézvam), ма́хам (máham)

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    References

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    • мета”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
    • мета”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
    • мета”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мета”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 763

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    Macedonian

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    Noun

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    мета (metaf

    1. target

    Declension

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    Declension of мета
    singular plural
    indefinite мета (meta) мети (meti)
    definite unspecified метата (metata) метите (metite)
    definite proximal метава (metava) метиве (metive)
    definite distal метана (metana) метине (metine)
    vocative мето (meto) мети (meti)

    Russian

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    Etymology 1

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      Noun

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      ме́та (métaf inan (genitive ме́ты, nominative plural ме́ты, genitive plural мет)

      1. (dated) mark, label, sign
      2. (dated) distinguishing characteristic (what distinguishes two otherwise identical or similar things)
      3. (economics) profit sharing contract (contract where the participants equally share profits and losses)
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      Etymology 2

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        Borrowed from Latin mēta.

        Pronunciation

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        • ме́та: IPA(key): [ˈmʲetə]
        • мета́: IPA(key): [mʲɪˈta]

        Noun

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        ме́та or мета́ (méta or metáf inan (genitive ме́ты or меты́, nominative plural ме́ты, genitive plural мет)

        1. (dated) goal, target
        2. (dated, figurative) object of desire
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        Serbo-Croatian

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        Etymology

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        Borrowed from Italian meta, from Latin mēta.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /měːta/
        • Hyphenation: ме‧та

        Noun

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        ме́та f (Latin spelling méta)

        1. target

        Declension

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        Declension of мета
        singular plural
        nominative мета мете
        genitive мете мета
        dative мети метама
        accusative мету мете
        vocative мето мете
        locative мети метама
        instrumental метом метама

        Ukrainian

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        Etymology

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        Borrowed, via Polish meta, from Latin mēta.

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        Noun

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        мета́ (metáf inan (genitive мети́, nominative plural ме́ти, genitive plural мет)

        1. goal, objective
        2. aim, purpose
        3. idea, end

        Declension

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        Declension of мета́
        (inan hard fem-form accent-d)
        singular plural
        nominative мета́
        metá
        ме́ти
        méty
        genitive мети́
        metý
        мет
        met
        dative меті́
        metí
        ме́там
        métam
        accusative мету́
        metú
        ме́ти
        méty
        instrumental мето́ю
        metóju
        ме́тами
        métamy
        locative меті́
        metí
        ме́тах
        métax
        vocative ме́то
        méto
        ме́ти
        méty

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