métrica

See also: metrica

Galician

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μετρική (metrikḗ).

Noun

métrica f (plural métricas)

1. (poetry, music) meter (rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

métrica f sg

1. feminine singular of métrico

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.tɾi.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: mé‧tri‧ca

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μετρική (metrikḗ).

Noun

métrica f (plural métricas)

1. a property used as a unit of measure
2. (poetry, music) meter (rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)
3. (mathematics, physics) metric

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

métrica

1. feminine singular of métrico

Further reading

• “métrica” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “métrica” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “métrica” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “métrica” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “métrica” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “métrica” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetɾika/ [ˈme.t̪ɾi.ka]
• Rhymes: -etɾika
• Syllabification: mé‧tri‧ca

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μετρική (metrikḗ).

Noun

métrica f (plural métricas)

1. (poetry, music) meter (rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

métrica

1. feminine singular of métrico

Further reading

• “métrico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014