Meter

See also: metër, meter, méter, and -meter

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French mètre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːtɐ/

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Noun

Meter m or (dated, formerly in technical usage) n (strong, genitive Meters, plural Meter)

1. meter (unit of length)
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 25/2010, page 140:

     Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.

     With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.

Declension

Declension of Meter [masculine // neuter (dated, formerly in technical usage), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Meter	die	Meter
genitive	eines	des	Meters	der	Meter
dative	einem	dem	Meter	den	Metern
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Meter	die	Meter

Derived terms

• Doppelmeter
• Festmeter
• Kilometer
• Kubikmeter
• Meterband
• meterdick
• meterhoch
• meterlang
• Metermaß
• Meterware
• Mikrometer
• Millimeter
• Myriameter
• Nanometer
• Quadratmeter
• Raummeter
• Zentimeter

Descendants

• → Kashubian: méter

Further reading

• “Meter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Meter” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːtɐ/

Noun

Meter m (plural Meter)

1. meter

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Meter”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mˈeːtɐ]

Noun

Meter m (plural Meter or Meteren)

1. metre
2. tape measure, metre ruler