metà

See also: meta, Meta, META, metá, méta, mêta, and meta-

Catalan

Etymology

From metil (“methyl”) +‎ -à (“-ane”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

metà m (plural metans)

1. (chemistry) methane

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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Noun

metà f (invariable)

1. half
2. centre, mid-

Synonyms

• mezzo

Anagrams

• mate, matè, tema