-metro
See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
Derived terms
Galician terms suffixed with -metro
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -metro
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /me.tɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /me.tɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /mɨ.tɾu/
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
- -meter (forms the names of measuring devices)
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -metro
References
- “-metro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “-metro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -metro
Further reading
- “‒́metro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024