metu

See also: mętu and мету

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtu]

Verb

metu

1. first-person singular present of mést

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Verb

metu

1. imperative of meti

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mëtu, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *meduz or Proto-Balto-Slavic *medú. Cognate with Estonian mõdu, Võro mõdu and Votic mõtu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetu/, [ˈme̞t̪u]
• Rhymes: -etu
• Syllabification^(key): me‧tu

Noun

metu (obsolete)

1. mead

Declension

Inflection of metu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		metu	medut
genitive		medun	metujen
partitive		metua	metuja
illative		metuun	metuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		metu	medut
accusative	nom.	metu	medut
	gen.	medun
genitive		medun	metujen
partitive		metua	metuja
inessive		medussa	meduissa
elative		medusta	meduista
illative		metuun	metuihin
adessive		medulla	meduilla
ablative		medulta	meduilta
allative		medulle	meduille
essive		metuna	metuina
translative		meduksi	meduiksi
abessive		medutta	meduitta
instructive		—	meduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of metu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metuni metuni accusative nom. metuni metuni gen. metuni genitive metuni metujeni partitive metuani metujani inessive medussani meduissani elative medustani meduistani illative metuuni metuihini adessive medullani meduillani ablative medultani meduiltani allative medulleni meduilleni essive metunani metuinani translative medukseni meduikseni abessive meduttani meduittani instructive — — comitative — metuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metusi metusi accusative nom. metusi metusi gen. metusi genitive metusi metujesi partitive metuasi metujasi inessive medussasi meduissasi elative medustasi meduistasi illative metuusi metuihisi adessive medullasi meduillasi ablative medultasi meduiltasi allative medullesi meduillesi essive metunasi metuinasi translative meduksesi meduiksesi abessive meduttasi meduittasi instructive — — comitative — metuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metumme metumme accusative nom. metumme metumme gen. metumme genitive metumme metujemme partitive metuamme metujamme inessive medussamme meduissamme elative medustamme meduistamme illative metuumme metuihimme adessive medullamme meduillamme ablative medultamme meduiltamme allative medullemme meduillemme essive metunamme metuinamme translative meduksemme meduiksemme abessive meduttamme meduittamme instructive — — comitative — metuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metunne metunne accusative nom. metunne metunne gen. metunne genitive metunne metujenne partitive metuanne metujanne inessive medussanne meduissanne elative medustanne meduistanne illative metuunne metuihinne adessive medullanne meduillanne ablative medultanne meduiltanne allative medullenne meduillenne essive metunanne metuinanne translative meduksenne meduiksenne abessive meduttanne meduittanne instructive — — comitative — metuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative metunsa metunsa accusative nom. metunsa metunsa gen. metunsa genitive metunsa metujensa partitive metuaan metuansa metujaan metujansa inessive medussaan medussansa meduissaan meduissansa elative medustaan medustansa meduistaan meduistansa illative metuunsa metuihinsa adessive medullaan medullansa meduillaan meduillansa ablative medultaan medultansa meduiltaan meduiltansa allative medulleen medullensa meduilleen meduillensa essive metunaan metunansa metuinaan metuinansa translative medukseen meduksensa meduikseen meduiksensa abessive meduttaan meduttansa meduittaan meduittansa instructive — — comitative — metuineen metuinensa

Anagrams

• emut

Latin

Noun

metū m

1. ablative singular of metus

Latvian

Verb

metu

1. first-person singular present/past indicative of mest

Lithuanian

Noun

metù

1. instrumental singular of mẽtas (“time”)

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *medu. Compare Old Saxon, Old Dutch medu, Old Norse mjǫðr.

Noun

metu m

1. mead

Descendants

• Middle High German: mete, met
  • German: Met

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

metu (Cyrillic spelling мету)

1. third-person plural present of mesti