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metro

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English

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Etymology 1

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From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, mother) + πόλις (pólis, city)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.

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Noun

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metro (plural metros)

  1. (general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
    Synonyms: (US, Canada, Scotland, South Africa) subway, (London) underground, underground railway, (London slang) Tube, tube
    • 2000, Frederick Parkins, The NATO Opposition, →ISBN, page 27:
      Recalling that Davide Lungo returned the van at the airport, Pizo descended the nearby stairs to the underground metro, and boarded the next metro stopping there.
    • 2014, Lily Sergueiew, I Worked Alone: Diary of a Double Agent in World War II Europe, →ISBN:
      I hurry to the underground. ... I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it.
    • 2017, Pam Taylor, 399 Days: Our European Escapade, →ISBN:
      What we entered into here was well lit and had clean silver curvy walls that ended in nice automatic elevators that took you underground. The walls are not infested with graffiti and advertisements; they were clean and shiny. We waited on nice benches until the metro arrived.
  2. (less common) An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
    • 2006, C. A. Brebbia, V. Dolezel, Urban Transport XII: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, page 227:
      Informs how long the passenger has to wait for the next metro
    • 2008, Brandon Wilson, Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace, →ISBN, page 75:
      With the weather clear and warm for a change, I decided to catch the next metro to the outskirts of town by myself.
    • 2015, Pratyush Sinha, Love in Metro: Story of Love and Ego, →ISBN:
      I boarded the Yellow Line Metro, beaming with confidence. I got down at Rajiv Chowk to continue my journey towards Noida City Centre (NCC). The next metro arrived.
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of metropolitan.

Noun

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metro (plural metros)

  1. A metropolitan area.
    • 2019 August 12, Derek Thompson, “America's Hot New Job Is Being a Rich Person's Servant”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      In an age of persistently high inequality, work in high-cost metros catering to the whims of the wealthy—grooming them, stretching them, feeding them, driving them—has become one of the fastest-growing industries.

Adjective

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metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)

  1. metropolitan
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Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Noun

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metro m

  1. metre

Catalan

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Etymology

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Clipping of metropolità.

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Noun

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metro m (plural metros)

  1. metro (train)

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Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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metro

  1. metro, underground railway

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References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

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metro n

  1. metro, subway (underground railway)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French métro, from métropolitain in chemin de fer métropolitain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.troː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧tro

Noun

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metro m (plural metro's, diminutive metrootje n)

  1. an underground railway or underground-railway system, a subway, a metro
  2. an underground-railway train

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Esperanto

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metro (accusative singular metron, plural metroj, accusative plural metrojn)

  1. metre (unit of measurement)
  2. (poetry) metrum

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Finnish

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Helsinki Metro

Etymology

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From French métro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmetro/, [ˈme̞t̪ro̞]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -etro
  • Hyphenation(key): met‧ro

Noun

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metro

  1. an underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro
    Synonym: maanalainen

Declension

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Inflection of metro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative metro metrot
genitive metron metrojen
partitive metroa metroja
illative metroon metroihin
singular plural
nominative metro metrot
accusative nom. metro metrot
gen. metron
genitive metron metrojen
partitive metroa metroja
inessive metrossa metroissa
elative metrosta metroista
illative metroon metroihin
adessive metrolla metroilla
ablative metrolta metroilta
allative metrolle metroille
essive metrona metroina
translative metroksi metroiksi
abessive metrotta metroitta
instructive metroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of metro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative metroni metroni
accusative nom. metroni metroni
gen. metroni
genitive metroni metrojeni
partitive metroani metrojani
inessive metrossani metroissani
elative metrostani metroistani
illative metrooni metroihini
adessive metrollani metroillani
ablative metroltani metroiltani
allative metrolleni metroilleni
essive metronani metroinani
translative metrokseni metroikseni
abessive metrottani metroittani
instructive
comitative metroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative metrosi metrosi
accusative nom. metrosi metrosi
gen. metrosi
genitive metrosi metrojesi
partitive metroasi metrojasi
inessive metrossasi metroissasi
elative metrostasi metroistasi
illative metroosi metroihisi
adessive metrollasi metroillasi
ablative metroltasi metroiltasi
allative metrollesi metroillesi
essive metronasi metroinasi
translative metroksesi metroiksesi
abessive metrottasi metroittasi
instructive
comitative metroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative metromme metromme
accusative nom. metromme metromme
gen. metromme
genitive metromme metrojemme
partitive metroamme metrojamme
inessive metrossamme metroissamme
elative metrostamme metroistamme
illative metroomme metroihimme
adessive metrollamme metroillamme
ablative metroltamme metroiltamme
allative metrollemme metroillemme
essive metronamme metroinamme
translative metroksemme metroiksemme
abessive metrottamme metroittamme
instructive
comitative metroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative metronne metronne
accusative nom. metronne metronne
gen. metronne
genitive metronne metrojenne
partitive metroanne metrojanne
inessive metrossanne metroissanne
elative metrostanne metroistanne
illative metroonne metroihinne
adessive metrollanne metroillanne
ablative metroltanne metroiltanne
allative metrollenne metroillenne
essive metronanne metroinanne
translative metroksenne metroiksenne
abessive metrottanne metroittanne
instructive
comitative metroinenne

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compounds

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

Noun

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metro m (plural metros)

  1. (measure) meter
  2. (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape
  3. (poetry, music) metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

Noun

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metro m (plural metros)

  1. (transport) metro
    Synonym: metropolitano

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Ido

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Ido Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia io

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Noun

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metro (plural metri)

  1. metre (unit of measurement)
  2. metrum of poetry

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

From Latin metrum (a measure), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).

Noun

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metro m (plural metri)

  1. (unit of measure) metre, meter
  2. ruler, measure
  3. yardstick, criterion
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of metropolitana.

Noun

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metro f (invariable)

  1. subway (US), underground (UK), Tube (the London underground)
    Synonym: metrò

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Latin

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metrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of metrum

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, mother) + πόλις (pólis, city).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metro n

  1. underground, subway, metro (underground railway)

Declension

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Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: me‧tro

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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metro m (plural metros)

  1. (measure) metre
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  • vara (historical Portuguese equivalent), jarda (American equivalent)
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Descendants
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  • Kadiwéu: meetilo

Etymology 2

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From French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

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Noun

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metro m (plural metros)

  1. (Portugal) underground, subway
    Synonym: metropolitano

Romanian

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Noun

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metro n (plural metrouri)

  1. Alternative form of metrou

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative metro metroul metrouri metrourile
genitive-dative metro metroului metrouri metrourilor
vocative metroule metrourilor

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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mètrō m (Cyrillic spelling мѐтро̄)

  1. metro

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French métro.

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Noun

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metro n (genitive singular metra, nominative plural metrá, genitive plural metier, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. metro

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Further reading

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  • metro”, 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, 2003–2024

Spanish

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Self-retracting metal tape measure (US customary)
A sliced tape measure

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Etymology 1

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Borrowed from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

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metro m (plural metros)

  1. (measure) meter
  2. (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape
    Synonym: cinta métrica
  3. (measuring instruments) folding rule
    Synonym: metro plegable
  4. (poetry, music) metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)
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  • (unit of length): vara (historical Spanish equivalent)
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Etymology 2

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

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metro m (plural metros)

  1. (transport) metro
    Synonym: (Argentina) subte

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish metro.

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metro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. meter (unit of length)
  2. meter (measuring instrument)
    Synonym: kontador
  3. (by extension) taximeter
  4. (by extension) tape measure, measuring tape
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Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From French métro.

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metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)

  1. subway

Etymology 2

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From Italian metro.

Noun

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metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)

  1. meter, metre

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “metro”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Veps

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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metro

  1. metro (underground railway)

Inflection

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Inflection of metro (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. metro
genitive sing. metron
partitive sing. metrod
partitive plur. metroid
singular plural
nominative metro metrod
accusative metron metrod
genitive metron metroiden
partitive metrod metroid
essive-instructive metron metroin
translative metroks metroikš
inessive metros metroiš
elative metrospäi metroišpäi
illative metroho metroihe
adessive metrol metroil
ablative metrolpäi metroilpäi
allative metrole metroile
abessive metrota metroita
comitative metronke metroidenke
prolative metrodme metroidme
approximative I metronno metroidenno
approximative II metronnoks metroidennoks
egressive metronnopäi metroidennopäi
terminative I metrohosai metroihesai
terminative II metrolesai metroilesai
terminative III metrossai
additive I metrohopäi metroihepäi
additive II metrolepäi metroilepäi

References

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “метро”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika