"metai" meaning in Lithuanian

See metai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmʲæ̌ːt̪ɐɪ̯]
Etymology: From the noun metas (“time”). Head templates: {{head|lt|noun|plurale tantum|g=m-p|head=mẽtai}} mẽtai m pl (plurale tantum) Inflection templates: {{lt-decl-noun-unc|mẽtai|mẽtų|mẽtams|metùs|mẽtais|mẽtuose|mẽtai|pl=1}} Forms: mẽtai m pl 2nd stress pattern [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mẽtai [nominative], mẽtų [genitive], mẽtams [dative], metùs [accusative], mẽtais [instrumental], mẽtuose [locative], mẽtai [vocative]
  1. year Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Time

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the noun metas (“time”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mẽtai m pl 2nd stress pattern",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lt-noun-m-as-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtų",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtams",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metùs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtuose",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plurale tantum",
        "g": "m-p",
        "head": "mẽtai"
      },
      "expansion": "mẽtai m pl (plurale tantum)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mẽtai",
        "2": "mẽtų",
        "3": "mẽtams",
        "4": "metùs",
        "5": "mẽtais",
        "6": "mẽtuose",
        "7": "mẽtai",
        "pl": "1"
      },
      "name": "lt-decl-noun-unc"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lithuanian pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [
            "Pluralia tantum",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "lt",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "lt:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "year"
      ],
      "id": "en-metai-lt-noun-TLTqJVg8",
      "links": [
        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʲæ̌ːt̪ɐɪ̯]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "metai"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From the noun metas (“time”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mẽtai m pl 2nd stress pattern",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lt-noun-m-as-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtų",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtams",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metùs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtuose",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mẽtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plurale tantum",
        "g": "m-p",
        "head": "mẽtai"
      },
      "expansion": "mẽtai m pl (plurale tantum)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mẽtai",
        "2": "mẽtų",
        "3": "mẽtams",
        "4": "metùs",
        "5": "mẽtais",
        "6": "mẽtuose",
        "7": "mẽtai",
        "pl": "1"
      },
      "name": "lt-decl-noun-unc"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Lithuanian lemmas",
        "Lithuanian masculine nouns",
        "Lithuanian nouns",
        "Lithuanian pluralia tantum",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "lt:Time"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "year"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmʲæ̌ːt̪ɐɪ̯]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "metai"
}

Download raw JSONL data for metai meaning in Lithuanian (1.5kB)

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  "path": [
    "metai"
  ],
  "section": "Lithuanian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "metai",
  "trace": ""
}

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