méta
See also: Appendix:Variations of "meta"
French
editPronunciation
editAudio (Switzerland): (file)
Adjective
editméta (invariable)
Further reading
edit- “méta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin mēta (“cone, pyramid; boundary limit; goal, turning point”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editméta (plural méták)
- A traditional Hungarian ball game played outdoors with bats between a batting and a fielding team, somewhat similar to baseball.
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | méta | méták |
accusative | métát | métákat |
dative | métának | métáknak |
instrumental | métával | métákkal |
causal-final | métáért | métákért |
translative | métává | métákká |
terminative | métáig | métákig |
essive-formal | métaként | métákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | métában | métákban |
superessive | métán | métákon |
adessive | métánál | métáknál |
illative | métába | métákba |
sublative | métára | métákra |
allative | métához | métákhoz |
elative | métából | métákból |
delative | métáról | métákról |
ablative | métától | métáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
métáé | métáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
métáéi | métákéi |
Possessive forms of méta | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | métám | métáim |
2nd person sing. | métád | métáid |
3rd person sing. | métája | métái |
1st person plural | métánk | métáink |
2nd person plural | métátok | métáitok |
3rd person plural | métájuk | métáik |
Derived terms
editCompound words
References
edit- ^ méta in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
edit- méta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Slovak
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin mēta. First attested in the 17th century.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editméta f
- (literary) goal, aim, objective
- Synonym: cieľ
- klásť si vysoké méty ― to set high aims for oneself
- (journalistic) achievement, milestone (the best results or highest positions, often in sports or competitions)
- (sports) marker, reference point (a designated spot or mark for exercises in group performances, often in sports)
- Synonym: značka
- V rohu ihriska sú umiestnené méty ― Markers are placed in the corner of the field
- (sports, baseball, softball) base, plate (a protected area in baseball or softball; the zone before the foul line)
- Postaviť sa na domácu métu ― To step onto home plate
Declension
editDeclension of méta (pattern žena)
References
editFurther reading
edit- “méta”, 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, 2003–2024
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