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meter

See also: Meter, -meter, and méter

English edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

  • metre (Commonwealth English for noun senses 2 and 3, rare for other senses)

Etymology edit

Senses 1.1, 2, and 3 were borrowed from French mètre and Latin metrum; see metre for more.

Sense 1.2 is a noun derived from mete, from Old English metan (“to measure, mark off”), possibly influencing the other meanings.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meter (countable and uncountable, plural meters)

  1. A device that measures things.
    1. A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
      gas meter
    2. (dated) One who metes or measures.
      a labouring coal-meter
  2. (American spelling) Alternative form of metre
  3. (obsolete) A poem.
  4. (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

unit of length — see metre

Verb edit

meter (third-person singular simple present meters, present participle metering, simple past and past participle metered)

  1. To measure with a metering device.
  2. To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
  3. To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

Translations edit

to measure — see measure

Anagrams edit

Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin mittere, present active infinitive of mittō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meˈte(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: me‧ter

Verb edit

meter

  1. to put

Conjugation edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Danish edit

 
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Noun edit

meter c (singular definite meteren, plural indefinite meter)

  1. a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of measurement)

Declension edit

Declension of meter
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative meter meteren meter meterne
genitive meters meterens meters meternes

Derived terms edit

References edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From meten +‎ -er.

Noun edit

meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)

  1. meter (device that measures things or indicates a physical quantity)
    Ik heb een meter nodig om de stroom in dit circuit te meten. ― I need a meter to measure the current in this circuit.
    De meters in het laboratorium zijn zeer nauwkeurig. ― The meters in the laboratory are very precise.
    Kun je dat kleine metertje even doorgeven? ― Can you pass that small meter please?
  2. measurer (person who measures something)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from French mètre.

Noun edit

meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)

  1. meter, metre (unit of distance)
    De kamer is vijf meters breed. ― The room is five meters wide.
    Ze liep een afstand van tien meters in de race. ― She ran a distance of ten metres in the race.
    Dit kleine metertje touw is alles wat ik over heb. ― This small metre of rope is all I have left.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: meter
  • → Aukan: meiti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: mèter
  • → Indonesian: meter
  • → Papiamentu: meter

Etymology 3 edit

From Middle Dutch meter, from metrijn, from Latin matrīna.

Noun edit

meter f (plural meters, diminutive metertje n, masculine peter)

  1. godmother
    Synonyms: peettante, petemoei
    Ze is de trotse meter van haar neefje. ― She is the proud godmother of her nephew.
    Mijn zus werd gevraagd om meter te zijn bij de doop. ― My sister was asked to be the godmother at the baptism.
    Elk kind in ons gezin heeft een meter en een peter. ― Every child in our family has a godmother and a godfather.

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittō, mittēre (“to send, put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meˈteɾ/ [meˈt̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: me‧ter

Verb edit

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metín, past participle metido)

  1. (transitive) to put
  2. (transitive) to insert
  3. (transitive) to bring in
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to meddle, interfere
  5. (transitive) to deliver
    Meteulle unha patada. ― He delivered him a kick.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of meter
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal meter
Personal meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meteren
Gerund
metendo
Past participle
Masculine metido metidos
Feminine metida metidas
Indicative
Present meto metes mete metemos metedes meten
Imperfect metía metías metía metiamos metiades metían
Preterite metín metiches meteu metemos metestes meteron
Pluperfect metera meteras metera meteramos meterades meteran
Future meterei meterás meterá meteremos meteredes meterán
Conditional metería meterías metería meteriamos meteriades meterían
Subjunctive
Present meta metas meta metamos metades metan
Imperfect metese meteses metese metésemos metésedes metesen
Future meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meteren
Imperative
Affirmative mete meta metamos metede metan
Negative (non) non metas non meta non metamos non metades non metan
    Reintegrated conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal meter
Personal meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meterem
Gerund
metendo
Past participle
Masculine metido metidos
Feminine metida metidas
Indicative
Present meto metes mete metemos metedes, meteis metem
Imperfect metia metias metia metíamos metíades, metíeis, metíais1 metiam
Preterite metim, meti meteste, meteche1 meteu metemos metestes metêrom, meteram
Pluperfect metera meteras metera metêramos metêrades, metêreis, metêrais1 meteram
Future meterei meterás meterá meteremos meteredes, metereis meterám, meterão
Conditional meteria meterias meteria meteríamos meteríades, meteríeis, meteríais1 meteriam
Subjunctive
Present meta metas meta metamos metades, metais metam
Imperfect metesse metesses metesse metêssemos metêssedes, metêsseis metessem
Future meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meterem
Imperative
Affirmative mete meta metamos metede, metei metam
Negative (nom) nom metas nom meta nom metamos nom metades, nom metais nom metam

1Less recommended.

References edit

  • “meter” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “meter” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “meter” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “meter” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.tər]
  • Hyphenation: mè‧têr

Etymology 1 edit

Doublet of metrum.

Noun edit

mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)

  1. meter, a device that measures things.
  2. meter, metre, the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch meter, from Middle Dutch meter, from metrijn, from Latin matrīna.

Noun edit

mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)

  1. godmother.

Further reading edit

Kholosi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit मूत्र (mūtrá).

Noun edit

meter ?

  1. urine

References edit

  • Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx‎[1], pages 13-36

Ladin edit

Etymology edit

From Latin mittere, present active infinitive of mittō.

Verb edit

meter

  1. to put, place

Conjugation edit

  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of meter (third conjugation)
infinitive meter, mete
auxiliary verb avei gerund metan
past participle metù
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie tu el / ela nos vos ei / eles
present mete metes met meton meteis met
imperfect metove metoves metova metovan metovais metova
future metaré metaras metarà metaron metareis metarà
subjunctive che ie che tu che el / ela che nos che vos che ei / eles
present mete metes mete meton meteis mete
imperfect metesse metesses metessa metessan metessais metessa
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— met — meton metede —

Ladino edit

Verb edit

meter

  1. to put

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

mēter

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of mētor

Malay edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Malaya) /ˈmitə/, (Indonesian) /ˈmɛtər/

Noun edit

meter (Jawi spelling ميتر, plural meter-meter, informal 1st possessive meterku, 2nd possessive metermu, 3rd possessive meternya)

  1. meter (all senses)

Further reading edit

Mòcheno edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

meter m (plural meter)

  1. meter (unit of measure)

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Noun edit

meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterne)

  1. a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Noun edit

meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterane or metrane)

  1. a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms edit

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittere (“to send, to put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: me‧ter

Verb edit

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite meti, past participle metido)

  1. (transitive) to put
  2. (transitive) to insert
  3. (reflexive) to meddle, interfere
  4. (transitive, vulgar) to fuck, screw

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal meter
Personal meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meterem
Gerund
metendo
Past participle
Masculine metido metidos
Feminine metida metidas
Indicative
Present meto metes mete metemos meteis metem
Imperfect metia metias metia metíamos metíeis metiam
Preterite meti meteste meteu metemos metestes meteram
Pluperfect metera meteras metera metêramos metêreis meteram
Future meterei meterás meterá meteremos metereis meterão
Conditional meteria meterias meteria meteríamos meteríeis meteriam
Subjunctive
Present meta metas meta metamos metais metam
Imperfect metesse metesses metesse metêssemos metêsseis metessem
Future meter meteres meter metermos meterdes meterem
Imperative
Affirmative mete meta metamos metei metam
Negative (não) não metas não meta não metamos não metais não metam

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:meter.

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Slovak edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meter m inan

  1. meter, metre (unit of length)

Further reading edit

  • “meter”, 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, 2024

Slovene edit

Noun edit

meter m

  1. meter, metre (unit of length)

Further reading edit

  • “meter”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish meter, from Latin mittō (“to send”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *mey-th₂- (“to exchange, remove”). Cognate with English mess (sense 2) and also mission, message. Compare also French mettre, Friulian meti, Portuguese meter, and Italian mettere. The semantic shift from "send" to "put" probably occurred in Vulgar Latin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meˈteɾ/ [meˈt̪eɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧ter

Verb edit

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metí, past participle metido)

  1. to put in, insert
    Synonym: poner
  2. (sports) to score
    meter un gol ― to score a goal
  3. to make (noise)
  4. to cram, to stuff, to stick, to shove
  5. (reflexive) to meddle, interfere, to get into
    Synonyms: inmiscuirse, meter la nariz
    ¡No te metas en lo que no te importa!
    Don't get involved in other people's business!/ Don't meddle in others' affairs!
  6. (reflexive) to get into (a small space)
  7. (reflexive) to get into, to get in
    meterse en problemas ― to get in trouble.
    Está tratando de meterse en tu cabeza.
    He's trying to get into your head.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive meter
gerund metiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular metido metida
plural metidos metidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present meto metestú
metésvos 		mete metemos metéis meten
imperfect metía metías metía metíamos metíais metían
preterite metí metiste metió metimos metisteis metieron
future meteré meterás meterá meteremos meteréis meterán
conditional metería meterías metería meteríamos meteríais meterían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present meta metastú
metásvos2 		meta metamos metáis metan
imperfect
(ra) 		metiera metieras metiera metiéramos metierais metieran
imperfect
(se) 		metiese metieses metiese metiésemos metieseis metiesen
future1 metiere metieres metiere metiéremos metiereis metieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative metetú
metévos 		meta metamos meted metan
negative no metas no meta no metamos no metáis no metan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of meter

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive meter
dative meterme meterte meterle, meterse meternos meteros meterles, meterse
accusative meterme meterte meterlo, meterla, meterse meternos meteros meterlos, meterlas, meterse
with gerund metiendo
dative metiéndome metiéndote metiéndole, metiéndose metiéndonos metiéndoos metiéndoles, metiéndose
accusative metiéndome metiéndote metiéndolo, metiéndola, metiéndose metiéndonos metiéndoos metiéndolos, metiéndolas, metiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative mete
dative méteme métete métele métenos not used mételes
accusative méteme métete mételo, métela métenos not used mételos, mételas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative meté
dative meteme metete metele metenos not used meteles
accusative meteme metete metelo, metela metenos not used metelos, metelas
with formal second-person singular imperative meta
dative métame not used métale, métase métanos not used métales
accusative métame not used métalo, métala, métase métanos not used métalos, métalas
with first-person plural imperative metamos
dative not used metámoste metámosle metámonos metámoos metámosles
accusative not used metámoste metámoslo, metámosla metámonos metámoos metámoslos, metámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative meted
dative metedme not used metedle metednos meteos metedles
accusative metedme not used metedlo, metedla metednos meteos metedlos, metedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative metan
dative métanme not used métanle métannos not used métanles, métanse
accusative métanme not used métanlo, métanla métannos not used métanlos, métanlas, métanse
    Conjugation of meterse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive meterse
gerund metiéndose
past participle masculine feminine
singular metido metida
plural metidos metidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
personal non-finite yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitive meterme meterte meterse meternos meteros meterse
gerund metiéndome metiéndote metiéndose metiéndonos metiéndoos metiéndose
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me meto te metestú
te metésvos 		se mete nos metemos os metéis se meten
imperfect me metía te metías se metía nos metíamos os metíais se metían
preterite me metí te metiste se metió nos metimos os metisteis se metieron
future me meteré te meterás se meterá nos meteremos os meteréis se meterán
conditional me metería te meterías se metería nos meteríamos os meteríais se meterían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me meta te metastú
te metásvos2 		se meta nos metamos os metáis se metan
imperfect
(ra) 		me metiera te metieras se metiera nos metiéramos os metierais se metieran
imperfect
(se) 		me metiese te metieses se metiese nos metiésemos os metieseis se metiesen
future1 me metiere te metieres se metiere nos metiéremos os metiereis se metieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative métetetú
metetevos 		métase metámonos meteos métanse
negative no te metas no se meta no nos metamos no os metáis no se metan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English meter.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meter c

  1. a metre; the SI-unit
  2. (music) Rhythm or measure in verse
  3. a meter; a device that measures things.

Declension edit

Declension of meter 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative meter metern meter meterna
Genitive meters meterns meters meternas
Declension of meter 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative meter metern metrar metrarna
Genitive meters meterns metrars metrarnas

Tatar edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English meter.

Noun edit

meter

  1. meter

Declension edit

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declension of meter
singular plural
nominative meter meter
genitive meter meter
dative meter meter
accusative meter meter
locative meter meter
ablative meter meter
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