“meter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kholosi
Etymology
From Sanskritमूत्र(mūtrá).
Noun
meter?
urine
References
Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[1], pages 13-36
Ladin
Etymology
From Latinmittere, present active infinitive of mittō.
Verb
meter
to put, place
Conjugation
Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
“meter” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Frenchmètre, from Latinmetrum(“a measure”), from Ancient Greekμέτρον(métron).
Noun
meterm (pluralmeter)
meter (unit of measure)
References
“meter” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
From Old Galician-Portuguesemeter, from Latinmittere(“to send, to put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-(“to exchange, remove”).
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: me‧ter
Verb
meter (first-person singular presentmeto, first-person singular preteritemeti, past participlemetido)
(transitive) to put
(transitive) to insert
(reflexive) to meddle, interfere
(transitive, vulgar) to fuck, screw
Conjugation
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:meter.
Related terms
cometer
prometer
Further reading
“meter” in iDicionário Aulete.
“meter” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“meter” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“meter” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“meter” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Slovak
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈmecer]
Noun
meterm inan
meter, metre (unit of length)
Further reading
“meter”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Noun
meterm
meter, metre (unit of length)
Further reading
“meter”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanishmeter, from Latinmittō(“to send”), probably from Proto-Indo-European*mey-th₂-(“to exchange, remove”). Cognate with Englishmess (sense 2) and also mission, message. Compare also Frenchmettre, Friulianmeti, Portuguesemeter, and Italianmettere. The semantic shift from "send" to "put" probably occurred in Vulgar Latin.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /meˈteɾ/[meˈt̪eɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: me‧ter
Verb
meter (first-person singular presentmeto, first-person singular preteritemetí, past participlemetido)
to put in, insert
Synonym:poner
(sports) to score
meter un gol ― to score a goal
to make (noise)
to cram, to stuff, to stick, to shove
(reflexive) to meddle, interfere, to get into
Synonyms:inmiscuirse, meter la nariz
(reflexive) to get into (a small space)
(reflexive) to get into, to get in
meterse en problemas ― to get in trouble.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
“meter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014