metla

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtla]
• Hyphenation: met‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech metla, from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Noun

metla f

1. (literary) scourge
2. (historical) rod (instrument of corporal punishment)
3. whisk, balloon whisk
4. (obsolete) broom

   Synonyms: pometlo, koště

Declension

Declension of metla (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	metla	metly
genitive	metly	metel
dative	metle	metlám
accusative	metlu	metly
vocative	metlo	metly
locative	metle	metlách
instrumental	metlou	metlami

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

metla

1. inflection of mést:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle

Further reading

• metla in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• metla in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• metla in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian метла́ (metlá). Compare Ingrian metla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetlɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪l̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -etlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): met‧la

Noun

metla (dialectal)

1. Synonym of varpuluuta.

Declension

Inflection of metla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		metla	metlat
genitive		metlan	metlojen
partitive		metlaa	metloja
illative		metlaan	metloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		metla	metlat
accusative	nom.	metla	metlat
	gen.	metlan
genitive		metlan	metlojen metlain rare
partitive		metlaa	metloja
inessive		metlassa	metloissa
elative		metlasta	metloista
illative		metlaan	metloihin
adessive		metlalla	metloilla
ablative		metlalta	metloilta
allative		metlalle	metloille
essive		metlana	metloina
translative		metlaksi	metloiksi
abessive		metlatta	metloitta
instructive		—	metloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of metla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metlani metlani accusative nom. metlani metlani gen. metlani genitive metlani metlojeni metlaini rare partitive metlaani metlojani inessive metlassani metloissani elative metlastani metloistani illative metlaani metloihini adessive metlallani metloillani ablative metlaltani metloiltani allative metlalleni metloilleni essive metlanani metloinani translative metlakseni metloikseni abessive metlattani metloittani instructive — — comitative — metloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative metlasi metlasi accusative nom. metlasi metlasi gen. metlasi genitive metlasi metlojesi metlaisi rare partitive metlaasi metlojasi inessive metlassasi metloissasi elative metlastasi metloistasi illative metlaasi metloihisi adessive metlallasi metloillasi ablative metlaltasi metloiltasi allative metlallesi metloillesi essive metlanasi metloinasi translative metlaksesi metloiksesi abessive metlattasi metloittasi instructive — — comitative — metloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metlamme metlamme accusative nom. metlamme metlamme gen. metlamme genitive metlamme metlojemme metlaimme rare partitive metlaamme metlojamme inessive metlassamme metloissamme elative metlastamme metloistamme illative metlaamme metloihimme adessive metlallamme metloillamme ablative metlaltamme metloiltamme allative metlallemme metloillemme essive metlanamme metloinamme translative metlaksemme metloiksemme abessive metlattamme metloittamme instructive — — comitative — metloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative metlanne metlanne accusative nom. metlanne metlanne gen. metlanne genitive metlanne metlojenne metlainne rare partitive metlaanne metlojanne inessive metlassanne metloissanne elative metlastanne metloistanne illative metlaanne metloihinne adessive metlallanne metloillanne ablative metlaltanne metloiltanne allative metlallenne metloillenne essive metlananne metloinanne translative metlaksenne metloiksenne abessive metlattanne metloittanne instructive — — comitative — metloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative metlansa metlansa accusative nom. metlansa metlansa gen. metlansa genitive metlansa metlojensa metlainsa rare partitive metlaansa metlojaan metlojansa inessive metlassaan metlassansa metloissaan metloissansa elative metlastaan metlastansa metloistaan metloistansa illative metlaansa metloihinsa adessive metlallaan metlallansa metloillaan metloillansa ablative metlaltaan metlaltansa metloiltaan metloiltansa allative metlalleen metlallensa metloilleen metloillensa essive metlanaan metlanansa metloinaan metloinansa translative metlakseen metlaksensa metloikseen metloiksensa abessive metlattaan metlattansa metloittaan metloittansa instructive — — comitative — metloineen metloinensa

Anagrams

• melat

Ingrian

Metla.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian метла (metla). Compare Finnish metla.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmetlɑ/, [ˈme̞tɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmetlɑ/, [ˈme̞d̥ɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -etl, -etlɑ
• Hyphenation: met‧la

Noun

metla

1. besom
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59:

     Lumiukko laahittii - kättee metla annettii,

     A snowman was made - a broom was given into its hand,

Declension

Declension of metla (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	metla	metlat
genitive	metlan	metloin
partitive	metlaa	metloja
illative	metlaa	metloi
inessive	metlaas	metlois
elative	metlast	metloist
allative	metlalle	metloille
adessive	metlaal	metloil
ablative	metlalt	metloilt
translative	metlaks	metloiks
essive	metlanna, metlaan	metloinna, metloin
exessive1)	metlant	metloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Hypernyms

• luuta (“broom”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mětla/
• Hyphenation: met‧la

Noun

mètla f (Cyrillic spelling мѐтла)

1. broom
2. Osyris alba

   Synonyms: šćucica, žukvica

Declension

Declension of metla

	singular	plural
nominative	mètla	metle
genitive	metle	mȅtālā / mȅtlī
dative	metli	metlama
accusative	metlu	metle
vocative	metlo	metle
locative	metli	metlama
instrumental	metlom	metlama

Further reading

• “metla” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “metla” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmetla]

Noun

metla f (genitive singular metly, nominative plural metly, genitive plural metál, metiel, declension pattern of žena)

1. broom (the sweeping tool)

   Nová metla dobre metie. ― A new broom sweeps clean.

2. whisk, balloon whisk

Declension

Declension of metla

	singular	plural
nominative	metla	metly
genitive	metly	metál, metiel
dative	metle	metlám
accusative	metlu	metly
locative	metle	metlách
instrumental	metlou	metlami

Derived terms

• metlobal

Further reading

• “metla”, 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

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̀ːtla/

Noun

métla f

1. broom (for sweeping)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	mêtla
gen. sing.	mêtle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	mêtla	mêtli	mêtle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	mêtle	mêtel	mêtel
dative (dajȃlnik)	mêtli	mêtlama	mêtlam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	mêtlo	mêtli	mêtle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	mêtli	mêtlah	mêtlah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	mêtlo	mêtlama	mêtlami

Further reading

• “metla”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “metla”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references