metrum

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Icelandic

Noun

Template:is-noun form m

  1. indefinite dative plural of metri

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin metrum (measure), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure). Doublet of meter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt.rʊm]
  • Hyphenation: mèt‧rum

Noun

mètrum (first-person possessive metrumku, second-person possessive metrummu, third-person possessive metrumnya)

  1. (poetry) measure, metrical rhythm.

Further reading


Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, measure).

Pronunciation

Noun

metrum n (genitive metrī); second declension

  1. a measure

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative metrum metra
Genitive metrī metrōrum
Dative metrō metrīs
Accusative metrum metra
Ablative metrō metrīs
Vocative metrum metra

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: metre
  • French: mètre
  • German: Metrum
  • Italian: metro
  • Portuguese: metro
  • Spanish: métrica

References

  • metrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • metrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • metrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin metrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

metrum n

  1. (poetry) metre (rhythm or measure in verse)
  2. (music) metre (rhythm or measure in musical composition)

Declension

Further reading