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-metro
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Suffix
-metro m
Derived terms
Anagrams
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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
- -meter (forms the names of measuring devices)
Derived terms
References
- “-metro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “-metro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “-metro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-metro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -metros)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “‒́metro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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