"Meter" meaning in German

See Meter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmeːtɐ/ Audio: De-Meter.ogg , De-at-Meter.ogg [Austria]
Etymology: Borrowed from French mètre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|fr|mètre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French mètre, {{bor+|de|fr|mètre}} Borrowed from French mètre Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n􂀿dated, formerly in technical usage􂁀}} Meter m or (dated, formerly in technical usage) n (strong, genitive Meters, plural Meter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n􂀿dated, formerly in technical usage􂁀}} Forms: Meters [genitive], Meter [plural], dated strong [table-tags], Meter [definite, nominative, singular], Meter [definite, nominative, plural], Meters [genitive, singular], Meter [definite, genitive, plural], Meter [dative, singular], Metern [dative, definite, plural], Meter [accusative, definite, singular], Meter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. meter (unit of length) Tags: dated, masculine, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-Meter-de-noun-88lcYYmL Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Doppelmeter, Festmeter, Kilometer, Kubikmeter, Meterband, meterdick, meterhoch, meterlang, Metermaß, Meterware, Mikrometer, Millimeter, Myriameter, Nanometer, Quadratmeter, Raummeter, Zentimeter

Inflected forms

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