metà

From metil (“methyl”) +‎ -à (“-ane”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [meˈta]
• Rhymes: -a

metà m (plural metans)

1. (chemistry) methane

From Late Latin medietātem, from Latin medius. Compare medietà, a borrowed doublet.

• IPA^(key): /meˈta/^*
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: me‧tà

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metà f (invariable)

1. half
2. centre, mid-

• mezzo

• mate, matè, tema