English Online Dictionary. What means metro? What does metro mean?
English
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)
- (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
- (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)
- A metropolitan area.
Adjective
metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)
- metropolitan
Derived terms
- Metro Vancouver
Related terms
- metrosexual
Anagrams
- Moret, Tomer, Tormé
Aragonese
Noun
metro m
- 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)
- metro (train)
Further reading
- “metro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Noun
metro
- 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
- 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)
- An underground railway or underground-railway system, a subway, a metro.
- 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)
- metre (unit of measurement)
- (poetry) metrum
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From French métro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetro/, [ˈme̞t̪ro̞]
- Rhymes: -etro
- Syllabification(key): met‧ro
Noun
metro
- an underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro
- Synonym: maanalainen
Declension
Further reading
- “metro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
- termo-
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetro/
Noun
metro (plural metri)
- metre (unit of measurement)
- 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)
- (unit of measure) metre, meter
- ruler, measure
- yardstick, criterion
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of metropolitana.
Noun
metro f (invariable)
- subway (US), underground (UK), Tube (the London underground)
- Synonym: metrò
Anagrams
- merto, morte, termo-, torme, tremo, tremò
Latin
Noun
metrō
- 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
- 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)
- (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 (Brazilian)
Noun
metro m (plural metros)
- (Portugal) underground, subway
- Synonym: metropolitano
Romanian
Noun
metro n (plural metrouri)
- Alternative form of metrou
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
mètrō m (Cyrillic spelling мѐтро̄)
- 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)
- 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)
- (measure) meter
- (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape
- Synonym: cinta métrica
- (measuring instruments) folding rule
- Synonym: metro plegable
Coordinate terms
- (unit of length): vara (historical Spanish equivalent)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: metro
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Noun
metro m (plural metros)
- (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
- Hyphenation: met‧ro
- IPA(key): /ˈmetɾo/, [ˈmɛt.ɾo]
Noun
metro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- (units of measure) meter
- (measuring instrument) meter
- Synonym: kontador
- (by extension) taximeter
- (by extension) tape measure, measuring tape
See also
Turkish
Etymology 1
From French métro.
Noun
metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)
- subway
Etymology 2
From Italian metro.
Noun
metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)
- 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
- 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], Petrozavodsk: Periodika