metan

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metan m inan

  1. (chemistry) methane (CH4)
    Synonym: karban

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Further reading

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  • metan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • metan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • metan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Galician

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Verb

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metan

  1. inflection of meter:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metan n (genitive singular metans, no plural)

  1. (organic chemistry) methane

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    Declension of metan
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative metan metanið
accusative metan metanið
dative metani metaninu
genitive metans metansins

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Indonesian

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Noun

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metan

  1. Abbreviation of media tanam (growth medium).

Japanese

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Romanization

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metan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of メタン

Norwegian Bokmål

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metan

Noun

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metan n (definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (chemical symbol CH₄)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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metan n (definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (as above)

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Occitan

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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metan m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *metan.

Verb

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metan

  1. to measure

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: mēten
    • Dutch: meten
    • Limburgish: maete

Further reading

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  • metan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

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Verb

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metan

  1. to measure
  2. to compare
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
      Lōca nu þæt þū ofergemet ne wilnige, nū ðū hī tōgædere metest. Woldest þū cunnan God swā swā Alipius?
      Look to it now that thy desire be not beyond measure, now that thou comparest them together. Wouldst thou know God just as thou dost Alypius?
  3. to compare (to something = wiþ + accusative or + dative)
Usage notes
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  • For the phrase “compared to,” wiþ is used by itself (Hū earfoþe is Crēċisċ wiþ Lǣden? = “How hard is Greek compared to Latin?”), or with the phrase tō metenne (Hwæt eart þū wiþtō metenne? = “What are you compared to me?”, literally “to compare with me”).
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną.

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Verb

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mētan

  1. to meet, encounter
  2. to find
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Etymology 3

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Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *maitijan (to sculpt), from Proto-Germanic *maitijaną, a byform of Proto-Germanic *maitaną (to cut). Compare Old High German meizan (to hew, cut, chisel), Old Norse meita (to cut), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (maitan, to cut). Doublet of mǣtan (to appear in a dream).

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Verb

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mētan

  1. to draw or paint
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  • Middle English: meten (to sculpt, design; paint)

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *metan.

Verb

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metan

  1. to measure
  2. to mete

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Piedmontese

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Etymology

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From French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metan m

  1. methane (CH₄)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metan m inan

  1. methane (CH₄)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • metan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • metan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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metan

Etymology

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Borrowed from French méthane.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metan n (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French méthane and German Methan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mětaːn/
  • Hyphenation: me‧tan

Noun

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mètān m (Cyrillic spelling мѐта̄н)

  1. (chemistry, uncountable) methane (CH₄)

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Slovene

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Participle

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metán

  1. past passive participle of metáti

Declension

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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.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. metan metana metano
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative metan ind
metani def
metana metano
genitive metanega metane metanega
dative metanemu metani metanemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
metano metano
locative metanem metani metanem
instrumental metanim metano metanim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative metana metani metani
genitive metanih metanih metanih
dative metanima metanima metanima
accusative metana metani metani
locative metanih metanih metanih
instrumental metanima metanima metanima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative metani metane metana
genitive metanih metanih metanih
dative metanim metanim metanim
accusative metane metane metana
locative metanih metanih metanih
instrumental metanimi metanimi metanimi

Spanish

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Verb

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metan

  1. inflection of meter:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

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Etymology

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From French méthane.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metan n (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Declension

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Declension of metan 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative metan metanet
Genitive metans metanets

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Tetum

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm, compare Malay hitam.

Adjective

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metan

  1. black