metur

Aromanian

Etymology

From meturã. Compare Romanian mătura, mătur.

Verb

metur first-singular present indicative (past participle mituratã)

1. to sweep

Related terms

• miturari/miturare
• miturat
• meturã

Faroese

Etymology

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre”).

Noun

metur m (genitive singular meturs, plural metrar)

1. meter, metre

Declension

m19	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	metur	meturin	metrar	metrarnir
Accusative	metur	meturin	metrar	metrarnar
Dative	metri	metrinum	metrum	metrunum
Genitive	meturs	metursins	metra	metranna

Lo-Toga

Etymology

Cognate with Mwotlap mitiy. From Proto-Oceanic *maturuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mətʉr/

Verb

metur

1. to sleep

References

• François, Alexandre. 2019. Verbal number in Lo-Toga and Hiw: The emergence of a lexical paradigm. Transactions of the Philological Society 117‒3 (Dec 2019). 338-371.

Nauruan

Adjective

metur

1. hungry