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metro emtro mtero tmero etmro temro merto emrto mreto rmeto ermto remto mtreo tmreo mrteo rmteo trmeo rtmeo etrmo termo ertmo retmo tremo rtemo metor emtor mteor tmeor etmor temor meotr emotr moetr ometr eomtr oemtr mtoer tmoer moter omter tomer otmer etomr teomr eotmr oetmr toemr otemr merot emrot mreot rmeot ermot remot meort emort moert omert eomrt oemrt mroet rmoet moret omret romet ormet eromt reomt eormt oermt roemt oremt mtroe tmroe mrtoe rmtoe trmoe rtmoe mtore tmore motre omtre tomre otmre mrote rmote morte omrte romte ormte trome rtome torme otrme rotme ortme etrom terom ertom retom treom rteom etorm teorm eotrm oetrm toerm oterm erotm reotm eortm oertm roetm oretm troem rtoem torem otrem rotem ortem

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Definitions and meaning of metro

metro

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtɹəʊ

Etymology 1

From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.

Alternative forms

• métro

Noun

metro (plural metros)

1. (general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.

   Synonyms: (US, Canada, Scotland, South Africa) subway, (London) underground, underground railway, (London slang) Tube, tube
2. (less common) An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of metropolitan.

Noun

metro (plural metros)

1. A metropolitan area.

Adjective

metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)

1. metropolitan

Derived terms

• Metro Vancouver

Related terms

• metrosexual

Anagrams

• Moret, Tomer, Tormé

Aragonese

Noun

metro m

1. metre

Catalan

Etymology

Clipping of metropolità.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmɛ.tɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈmɛ.tɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈme.tɾo]

Noun

metro m (plural metros)

1. metro (train)

Further reading

• “metro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

metro

1. metro, underground railway

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtro]

Noun

metro n

1. metro, subway (underground railway)

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro, from métropolitain in chemin de fer métropolitain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.troː/
• Hyphenation: me‧tro

Noun

metro m (plural metro's, diminutive metrootje n)

1. An underground railway or underground-railway system, a subway, a metro.
2. An underground-railway train.

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmetro]
• Audio:
• Rhymes: -etro
• Hyphenation: me‧tro

Noun

metro (accusative singular metron, plural metroj, accusative plural metrojn)

1. metre (unit of measurement)
2. (poetry) metrum

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From French métro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetro/, [ˈme̞t̪ro̞]
• Rhymes: -etro
• Syllabification^(key): met‧ro

Noun

metro

1. an underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro

   Synonym: maanalainen

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “metro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• termo-

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtɾo/ [ˈmɛ.t̪ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtɾo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Noun

metro m (plural metros)

1. (measure) meter
2. (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape
3. (poetry, music) metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

Noun

metro m (plural metros)

1. (transport) metro

   Synonym: metropolitano

Further reading

• “metro” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetro/

Noun

metro (plural metri)

1. metre (unit of measurement)
2. metrum of poetry

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.tro/
• Rhymes: -ɛtro
• Hyphenation: mè‧tro

Etymology 1

From Latin metrum (“a measure”), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).

Noun

metro m (plural metri)

1. (unit of measure) metre, meter
2. ruler, measure
3. yardstick, criterion

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of metropolitana.

Noun

metro f (invariable)

1. subway (US), underground (UK), Tube (the London underground)

   Synonym: metrò

Anagrams

• merto, morte, termo-, torme, tremo, tremò

Latin

Noun

metrō

1. dative/ablative singular of metrum

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛt.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛtrɔ
• Syllabification: met‧ro

Noun

metro n

1. underground, subway, metro (underground railway)

Declension

Further reading

• metro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• metro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: me‧tro

Etymology 1

From French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Noun

metro m (plural metros)

1. (measure) metre

Coordinate terms

• vara (historical Portuguese equivalent), jarda (American equivalent)

Derived terms

• metragem

Descendants

• → Kadiwéu: meetilo

Etymology 2

From French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

Alternative forms

• metrô (Brazil)

Noun

metro m (plural metros)

1. (Portugal) underground, subway

   Synonym: metropolitano

Romanian

Noun

metro n (plural metrouri)

1. Alternative form of metrou

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

mètrō m (Cyrillic spelling мѐтро̄)

1. metro

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmetrɔ]

Noun

metro n (genitive singular metra, nominative plural metrá, genitive plural metier, declension pattern of mesto)

1. metro

Declension

Further reading

• “metro”, 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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetɾo/ [ˈme.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -etɾo
• Syllabification: me‧tro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Noun

metro m (plural metros)

1. (measure) meter
2. (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape

   Synonym: cinta métrica

3. (measuring instruments) folding rule

   Synonym: metro plegable

4. (poetry, music) metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): vara (historical Spanish equivalent)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Tagalog: metro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

Noun

metro m (plural metros)

1. (transport) metro

   Synonym: (Argentina) subte

Further reading

• “metro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• Moret, temor, termo, Torme, tremo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish metro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmetɾo/, [ˈmɛt.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: met‧ro

Noun

metro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. (units of measure) meter
2. (measuring instrument) meter

   Synonym: kontador

3. (by extension) taximeter
4. (by extension) tape measure, measuring tape

See also

Turkish

Etymology 1

From French métro.

Noun

metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)

1. subway

Etymology 2

From Italian metro.

Noun

metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)

1. meter, metre

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “metro”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Veps

Etymology

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Noun

metro

1. metro (underground railway)

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “метро”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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