-metro
See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix edit
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
Derived terms edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix edit
-metro m
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
- -meter (forms the names of measuring devices)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “-metro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “-metro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix edit
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “‒́metro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014