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metr

1. meter (unit of length).
2. measuring tape, measuring rule.

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Derived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtr̩]
• Rhymes: -ɛtr̩

metr m inan

1. meter (US), metre (UK)
2. ruler (only certain kinds, including soft ruler and carpenter's ruler)

• pravítko

• “metr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “metr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “metr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Borrowed from French mètre.^[1][2][3][4] First attested in the 19th century.^[5] Doublet of metrum. From the same root as miara and meta (with different suffixes).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtr/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtr
• Syllabification: metr
• Homophone: -metr

metr m inan (related adjective metrowy, abbreviation m)

1. metre, meter (one hundred centimeters)

   metr kwadratowy (m²) ― square metre

   metr sześcienny (m³) ― cubic metre

2. tape measure (graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths)

   Synonyms: centymetr, centymetrówka, metrówka, metrum

3. (colloquial) quintal (metric quintal of 100 kg)

   Synonym: kwintal

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According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), metr is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 66 times in scientific texts, 58 times in news, 16 times in essays, 17 times in fiction, and 10 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 167 times, making it the 345th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.^[7]

metr m inan (related adjective metryczny)

1. (somewhat colloquial, music) meter (overall rhythm of a song or poem; particularly, the number of beats in a measure or syllables in a line)

   Synonym: metrum

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Borrowed from French maître.^{[9][10][11][12]} First attested in 1752.^[13] Doublet of magister, maestro, majster, and mistrz.

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• Rhymes: -ɛtr
• Syllabification: metr

metr m pers

1. (education, now historical) teacher of dance, or sometimes music or language
2. (obsolete, Warsaw, prison slang) first-rate thief

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metr m animal

1. (obsolete, hunting) old hare which is hard to hunt

• metr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• metr in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• metr in PWN's encyclopedia
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “metr”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “metr”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 930

• medr
• meidr

Borrowed from English metre.

• IPA^(key): /mɛtr/, [mɛtr̩]
• Rhymes: -ɛtr

metr m (plural metrau)

1. metre (unit of measure)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “metr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies