"metrum" meaning in Latin

See metrum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmɛ.trũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛː.trum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Derived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|grc:μέτρον<t:measure>|text=+|title=metrum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "measure", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "measure", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*med-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "instrument", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "instrument", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "tool noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-om", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tron", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τρον", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μέτρον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "metrum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="metrum"> Derived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”)., {{ety|la|:der|grc:μέτρον<t:measure>|text=+|title=metrum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrum Derived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”). Head templates: {{la-noun|metrum<2>}} metrum n (genitive metrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|metrum<2>}} Forms: metrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], metrum [nominative, singular], metra [nominative, plural], metrī [genitive, singular], metrōrum [genitive, plural], metrō [dative, singular], metrīs [dative, plural], metrum [accusative, singular], metra [accusative, plural], metrō [ablative, singular], metrīs [ablative, plural], metrum [singular, vocative], metra [plural, vocative]
  1. a measure Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-metrum-la-noun-x0VADYXi Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 46 54
  2. (New Latin) a meter (unit of measurement) Tags: New-Latin, declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-metrum-la-noun-B7MLmKmR Categories (other): New Latin, Units of measure, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 6 11 1 17 13 13 4 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 11 15 0 10 17 17 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 9 10 1 17 12 12 5 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 6 11 1 19 12 12 4 16 3 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 7 93 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 7 93 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 6 94 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pancratium metrum

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "word": "metro"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Metrum"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "lang_code": "sga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "metar"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "metrum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*med-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/med-"
    ],
    [
      "*meh₁-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/meh₁-#Proto-Indo-European:_measure"
    ],
    [
      "*-tḗr",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tḗr#Proto-Indo-European:_agent_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*-om",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-om"
    ],
    [
      "*-trom",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-trom#Proto-Indo-European:_tool_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*-tron",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/-tron#Proto-Hellenic:_instrument"
    ],
    [
      "-τρον",
      "-τρον#Ancient_Greek:_instrument"
    ],
    [
      "μέτρον",
      "μέτρον#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "μέτρον",
      "μέτρον#Ancient_Greek"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "grc:μέτρον<t:measure>",
        "text": "+",
        "title": "metrum",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *med-\nProto-Indo-European *meh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-tḗr\nProto-Indo-European *-om\nProto-Indo-European *-trom\nProto-Hellenic *-tron\nAncient Greek -τρον (-tron)\nAncient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.\nLatin metrum\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"measure\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"measure\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*med-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*meh₁-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"instrument\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"instrument\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"tool noun\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent noun\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-tḗr\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-om\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-trom\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Hellenic\", \"term\" : \"*-tron\", \"lang\" : \"grk-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"-τρον\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"μέτρον\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"metrum\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"metrum\">\nDerived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "grc:μέτρον<t:measure>",
        "text": "+",
        "title": "metrum",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *med-\nProto-Indo-European *meh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-tḗr\nProto-Indo-European *-om\nProto-Indo-European *-trom\nProto-Hellenic *-tron\nAncient Greek -τρον (-tron)\nAncient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.\nLatin metrum\nDerived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *med-\nProto-Indo-European *meh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *-tḗr\nProto-Indo-European *-om\nProto-Indo-European *-trom\nProto-Hellenic *-tron\nAncient Greek -τρον (-tron)\nAncient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.\nLatin metrum\nDerived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "metrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "metrī",
          "metri"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "metrī",
          "metri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "metrōrum",
          "metrorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "metrō",
          "metro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "metrīs",
          "metris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "metrō",
          "metro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "metrīs",
          "metris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "metrum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "metrum n (genitive metrī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "metrum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a measure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "New Latin",
        "la:Units of measure"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a meter (unit of measurement)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meter",
          "meter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Latin) a meter (unit of measurement)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛ.trũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛː.trum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "metrum"
}

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