metrig

Welsh

Etymology

From French métrique, from New Latin metricus. By surface analysis, metr +‎ -ig. The sense “pertaining to the metric system” may be borrowed immediately from English metric, of the same etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtrɪɡ/

Adjective

metrig (feminine singular metrig, plural metrig, not comparable)

1. metric (relating to the metric system)

   y system fetrig ― the metric system

2. metrical (relating to poetic meter)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
metrig	fetrig	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “metrig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies