meter

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See also: Meter, -meter, and méter

English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • metre (Commonwealth English for noun senses 2 and 3, rare for other senses)

Etymology[edit]

Senses 1.1, 2, and 3 were borrowed from French mètre and Latin metrum; see metre for more.

Sense 1.2 is a noun derived from mete, from Old English metan (“to measure, mark off”), possibly influencing the other meanings.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meter (plural meters)

  1. A device that measures things.
    1. A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
      gas meter
    2. (dated) One who metes or measures.
      a labouring coal-meter
  2. (American spelling) The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived as 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.
    • 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 206-7:
      Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.
    Synonym: metre
  3. (American spelling) The overall rhythm of a song or poem; particularly, the number of beats in a measure or syllables in a line.
    1. (obsolete) A poem.
  4. (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

unit of length — see metre

Verb[edit]

meter (third-person singular simple present meters, present participle metering, simple past and past participle metered)

  1. To measure with a metering device.
  2. To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
  3. To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

Translations[edit]

to measure — see measure

Anagrams[edit]

Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mittere, present active infinitive of mittō.

Verb[edit]

meter

  1. to put

Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun[edit]

meter c (singular definite meteren, plural indefinite meter)

  1. a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of measurement)

Declension[edit]

Declension of meter
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative meter meteren meter meterne
genitive meters meterens meters meternes

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From meten +‎ -er.

Noun[edit]

meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)

  1. measurer (person who measures something)
  2. meter (device that measures things or indicates a physical quantity)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from French mètre.

Noun[edit]

meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)

  1. meter, metre (unit of distance)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: meter
  • → Aukan: meiti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: mèter
  • → Indonesian: meter
  • → Papiamentu: meter

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle Dutch meter, from metrijn, from Latin matrīna.

Noun[edit]

meter f (plural meters, diminutive metertje n, masculine peter)

  1. godmother
    Synonyms: peettante, petemoei

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittō, mittēre (“to send, put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metín, past participle metido)

  1. (transitive) to put
  2. (transitive) to insert
  3. (transitive) to bring in
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to meddle, interfere
  5. (transitive) to deliver
    Meteulle unha patada. ― He delivered him a kick.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of meter
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal meter
personal meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meteren
Gerund
metendo
Past participle singular plural
masculine metido metidos
feminine metida metidas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present meto metes mete metemos metedes meten
imperfect metía metías metía metiamos metiades metían
preterite metín metiches meteu metemos metestes meteron
pluperfect metera meteras metera meteramos meterades meteran
future meterei meterás meterá meteremos meteredes meterán
conditional metería meterías metería meteriamos meteriades meterían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present meta metas meta metamos metades metan
preterite metese meteses metese metésemos metésedes metesen
future meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meteren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – mete meta metamos metede metan
negative – metas meta metamos metades metan

References[edit]

  • “meter” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “meter” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “meter” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “meter” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.tər]
  • Hyphenation: mè‧têr

Etymology 1[edit]

Doublet of metrum.

Noun[edit]

mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)

  1. meter, a device that measures things.
  2. meter, metre, the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch meter, from Middle Dutch meter, from metrijn, from Latin matrīna.

Noun[edit]

mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)

  1. godmother.

Further reading[edit]

Kholosi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit मूत्र (mūtrá).

Noun[edit]

meter ?

  1. urine

References[edit]

  • Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014), “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎[1], pages 13-36

Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mittere, present active infinitive of mittō.

Verb[edit]

meter

  1. to put, place

Conjugation[edit]

  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of meter (third conjugation)
infinitive meter, mete
auxiliary verb avei gerund metan
past participle metù
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie tu el / ela nos vos ei / eles
present mete metes met meton meteis met
imperfect metove metoves metova metovan metovais metova
future metaré metaras metarà metaron metareis metarà
subjunctive che ie che tu che el / ela che nos che vos che ei / eles
present mete metes mete meton meteis mete
imperfect metesse metesses metessa metessan metessais metessa
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— met — meton metede —

Ladino[edit]

Verb[edit]

meter

  1. to put

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mēter

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of mētor

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Malaya) /ˈmitə/, (Indonesian) /ˈmɛtər/

Noun[edit]

meter (Jawi spelling ميتر‎, plural meter-meter, informal 1st possessive meterku, 2nd possessive metermu, 3rd possessive meternya)

  1. meter (all senses)

Further reading[edit]

Mòcheno[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French mètre, from Latin metrum (“a measure”), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).

Noun[edit]

meter m (plural meter)

  1. meter (unit of measure)

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Noun[edit]

meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterne)

  1. a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Noun[edit]

meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterane or metrane)

  1. a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittere (“to send, to put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: me‧ter

Verb[edit]

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite meti, past participle metido)

  1. (transitive) to put
  2. (transitive) to insert
  3. (reflexive) to meddle, interfere
  4. (transitive, vulgar) to fuck, screw
  5. inflection of meter:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal meter
Personal meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meterem
Gerund
metendo
Past participle
Masculine metido metidos
Feminine metida metidas
Indicative
Present meto metes mete metemos meteis metem
Imperfect metia metias metia metíamos metíeis metiam
Preterite meti meteste meteu metemos metestes meteram
Pluperfect metera meteras metera metêramos metêreis meteram
Future meterei meterás meterá meteremos metereis meterão
Conditional
meteria meterias meteria meteríamos meteríeis meteriam
Subjunctive
Present meta metas meta metamos metais metam
Imperfect metesse metesses metesse metêssemos metêsseis metessem
Future meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meterem
Imperative
Affirmative mete meta metamos metei metam
Negative (não) não metas não meta não metamos não metais não metam

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:meter.

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meter m inan

  1. meter, metre (unit of length)

Further reading[edit]

  • meter in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene[edit]

Noun[edit]

meter m

  1. meter, metre (unit of length)

Further reading[edit]

  • “meter”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish meter, from Latin mittō (“to send”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *mey-th₂- (“to exchange, remove”). Cognate with English mess (sense 2) and also mission, message. Compare also French mettre, Friulian meti, Portuguese meter, and Italian mettere. The semantic shift from "send" to "put" probably occurred in Vulgar Latin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meˈteɾ/ [meˈt̪eɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧ter

Verb[edit]

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metí, past participle metido)

  1. to put in, insert
    Synonym: poner
  2. (sports) to score
    meter un gol ― to score a goal
  3. to make (noise)
  4. to cram, to stuff, to stick, to shove
  5. (reflexive) to meddle, interfere, to get into
    ¡No te metas en lo que no te importa!
    Don't get involved in other people's business!/ Don't meddle in others' affairs!
    Synonyms: inmiscuirse, meter la nariz
  6. (reflexive) to get into (a small space)
  7. (reflexive) to get into, to get in
    meterse en problemas ― to get in trouble.
    Está tratando de meterse en tu cabeza.
    He's trying to get into your head.

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive meter
gerund metiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular metido metida
plural metidos metidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present meto metestú
metésvos 		mete metemos metéis meten
imperfect metía metías metía metíamos metíais metían
preterite metí metiste metió metimos metisteis metieron
future meteré meterás meterá meteremos meteréis meterán
conditional metería meterías metería meteríamos meteríais meterían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present meta metastú
metásvos2 		meta metamos metáis metan
imperfect
(ra) 		metiera metieras metiera metiéramos metierais metieran
imperfect
(se) 		metiese metieses metiese metiésemos metieseis metiesen
future1 metiere metieres metiere metiéremos metiereis metieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative metetú
metévos 		meta metamos meted metan
negative no metas no meta no metamos no metáis no metan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of meter

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive meter
dative meterme meterte meterle, meterse meternos meteros meterles, meterse
accusative meterme meterte meterlo, meterla, meterse meternos meteros meterlos, meterlas, meterse
with gerund metiendo
dative metiéndome metiéndote metiéndole, metiéndose metiéndonos metiéndoos metiéndoles, metiéndose
accusative metiéndome metiéndote metiéndolo, metiéndola, metiéndose metiéndonos metiéndoos metiéndolos, metiéndolas, metiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mete
dative méteme métete métele métenos not used mételes
accusative méteme métete mételo, métela métenos not used mételos, mételas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative meté
dative meteme metete metele metenos not used meteles
accusative meteme metete metelo, metela metenos not used metelos, metelas
with formal second-person singular imperative meta
dative métame not used métale, métase métanos not used métales
accusative métame not used métalo, métala, métase métanos not used métalos, métalas
with first-person plural imperative metamos
dative not used metámoste metámosle metámonos metámoos metámosles
accusative not used metámoste metámoslo, metámosla metámonos metámoos metámoslos, metámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative meted
dative metedme not used metedle metednos meteos metedles
accusative metedme not used metedlo, metedla metednos meteos metedlos, metedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative metan
dative métanme not used métanle métannos not used métanles, métanse
accusative métanme not used métanlo, métanla métannos not used métanlos, métanlas, métanse
    Conjugation of meterse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive meterse
gerund metiéndose
past participle masculine feminine
singular metido metida
plural metidos metidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
personal non-finite yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitive meterme meterte meterse meternos meteros meterse
gerund metiéndome metiéndote metiéndose metiéndonos metiéndoos metiéndose
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me meto te metestú
te metésvos 		se mete nos metemos os metéis se meten
imperfect me metía te metías se metía nos metíamos os metíais se metían
preterite me metí te metiste se metió nos metimos os metisteis se metieron
future me meteré te meterás se meterá nos meteremos os meteréis se meterán
conditional me metería te meterías se metería nos meteríamos os meteríais se meterían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me meta te metastú
te metásvos2 		se meta nos metamos os metáis se metan
imperfect
(ra) 		me metiera te metieras se metiera nos metiéramos os metierais se metieran
imperfect
(se) 		me metiese te metieses se metiese nos metiésemos os metieseis se metiesen
future1 me metiere te metieres se metiere nos metiéremos os metiereis se metieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative métetetú
metetevos 		métase metámonos meteos métanse
negative no te metas no se meta no nos metamos no os metáis no se metan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English meter.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meter c

  1. a metre; the SI-unit
  2. (music) Rhythm or measure in verse
  3. a meter; a device that measures things.

Declension[edit]

Declension of meter 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative meter metern meter meterna
Genitive meters meterns meters meternas
Declension of meter 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative meter metern metrar metrarna
Genitive meters meterns metrars metrarnas

Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English meter.

Noun[edit]

meter

  1. meter

Declension[edit]

    declension of meter
Nominative meter
Genitive meternıñ
Dative meterga
Accusative meternı
Locative meterda
Ablative meterdan
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