meter

See also: Meter, -meter, and méter

English

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each of various senses

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

metre (Commonwealth English for noun senses 2 and 3, rare for other senses)

Etymology

Senses 1.1, 2, and 3 were borrowed from French mètre and Latin metrum; see metre for more.

Sense 1.2 is a noun derived from mete, from Old English metan (“to measure, mark off”), possibly influencing the other meanings.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmitəɹ/, [ˈmiɾɚ]
- Audio (US): (file)
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːtə/
Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)

Noun

meter (countable and uncountable, plural meters)

A device that measures things.
1. A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
  gas meter
2. (dated) One who metes or measures.
  a labouring coal-meter
(American spelling) Alternative form of metre
(obsolete) A poem.
- 1551, Thomas More, “(please specify the Internet Archive page)”, in Raphe Robynson [i.e., Ralph Robinson], transl., A Fruteful, and Pleasaunt Worke of the Best State of a Publyque Weale, and of the Newe Yle Called Utopia: […], London: […] [Steven Mierdman for] Abraham Vele, […], →OCLC:
  A meter of […] berses in the Utopian tongue
(American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

Derived terms

Translations

measuring instrument

Arabic: مِقْيَاس m (miqyās)
Armenian: հաշվիչ (hy) (hašvičʻ), չափիչ (hy) (čʻapʻičʻ)
Basque: kontagailu
Belarusian: лічы́льнік m (ličýlʹnik), вымяра́льнік m (vymjarálʹnik), выме́рнік m (vymjérnik)
Bulgarian: измери́телен у́ред m (izmerítelen úred), броя́ч (bg) m (brojáč)
Catalan: comptador m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 計量表／计量表 (zh) (jìliángbiǎo)
Czech: metr (cs) m, měřič (cs) m
Danish: måler (da) c
Dutch: meter (nl) m, teller (nl) m
Esperanto: mezurilo, comptilo
Estonian: mõõtja
Finnish: mittari (fi), mitta (fi), mittatikku (fi)
French: mètre (fr) m, compteur (fr) m
Galician: contador m
Georgian: მთვლელი (mtvleli), საზომი (sazomi), მზომი (mzomi)
German: Messgerät (de) n
Greek: μέτρο (el) n (métro), ρολόι (el) n (rolói)
Hebrew: מֶטֶר (he) m (méter), מִדָּה (he) f (midá)
Hungarian: mérőóra (hu), fogyasztásmérő (óra), -óra (hu) (in villanyóra (hu), gázóra (hu), vízóra (hu))
Indonesian: meteran (id), penghitung
Irish: méadar m
Italian: metro (it) m, contatore (it) m
Japanese: メーター (ja) (mētā), 計量器 (ja) (けいりょうき, keiryōki)
Khmer: កុងទ័រ (kongtɔə)
Korean: 계량기(計量器) (gyeryanggi)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: مەتر (ckb) (metir)
Kyrgyz: өлчөгүч (ky) (ölcögüc)
Latvian: mērītājs m
Lithuanian: metras (lt) m, matuoklis m
Macedonian: мерач m (merač)
Malay: meter (ms)
Maori: ine
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: тоолуур (mn) (tooluur)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: måler m
Persian: اندازه‌گیر (andâze-gir), سنجه (fa) (sanje)
Plautdietsch: Tala m
Polish: miernik (pl) m
Portuguese: contador (pt) m
Romanian: metru (ro) m (instrument), contor (ro) n
Russian: счётчик (ru) m (sčótčik), измери́тель (ru) m (izmerítelʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: inneal-tomhais m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ме̏тар m

Roman: mȅtar (sh) m
Slovak: merač m
Slovene: števec m
Spanish: medidor m, contador (es) m, metro (es) m
Swedish: mätare (sv) c, -meter (sv) c
Thai: มิเตอร์ (th) (mí-dtə̂ə)
Turkish: metre (tr)
Ukrainian: лічи́льник m (ličýlʹnyk), вимі́рник m (vymírnyk), вимі́рювач m (vymírjuvač)
Vietnamese: cái đo, người đo

short form of parking meter

Czech: parkovací hodiny
Dutch: meter (nl) m, teller (nl) m
Finnish: mittari (fi)
Hungarian: parkolóóra (hu)
Swedish: mätare (sv) c

unit of length — see metre

increment of music

Chinese:
Mandarin: 节拍 (zh) (jié pāi)
Finnish: tahtilaji (fi)
German: Metrum (de) n
Greek: μέτρο (el) n (métro)
Irish: méadar m
Japanese: 拍子 (ja) (ひょうし, hyōshi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: takt m
Polish: metrum (pl) n
Romanian: metru (ro) m, ritm (ro) n
Swedish: takt (sv) c, taktart c

rhythm of poetry

Arabic: وَزْن (ar) m (wazn), بَحْر (ar) m (baḥr)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: ри́тъм (bg) m (rítǎm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: versmaat (nl) f, metrum (nl) n
Faroese: ørindislag n
Finnish: runomitta (fi)
German: Versmaß (de) n, Metrum (de) n, Silbenmaß n
Greek: μέτρο (el) n (métro)
Ancient Greek: μέτρον n (métron)
Hungarian: versmérték (hu)
Irish: aiste f, meadaracht f
Japanese: 韻律 (ja) (いんりつ, inritsu)
Kazakh: please add this translation if you can
Khmer: បាទ (km) (baat), មាត្រា (km) (miətraa)
Cyrillic: ме̏тар m
Latin: metrum (la) n
Macedonian: ме́тар m (métar)
Persian: وزن (fa) (vazn), بحر (fa) (bahr)
Polish: metrum (pl) n, metr (pl) m (dated), miara (pl) f
Russian: разме́р (ru) m (razmér), ритм (ru) m (ritm)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: mȅtar (sh) m
Spanish: métrica (es) f
Swedish: versmått (sv) n
Turkmen: please add this translation if you can

Verb

meter (third-person singular simple present meters, present participle metering, simple past and past participle metered)

To measure with a metering device.
To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

Translations

to measure — see measure

Anagrams

-metre, -treme, Emert, metre, remet, retem

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin mittere, present active infinitive of mittō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meˈte(ɾ)/
Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
Syllabification: me‧ter

Verb

meter

to put

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

meter

Wikipedia ^da

Noun

meter c (singular definite meteren, plural indefinite meter)

a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of measurement)

Declension

Declension of meter

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meter	meteren	meter	meterne
genitive	meters	meterens	meters	meternes

Derived terms

References

“meter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeːtər/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: me‧ter
Rhymes: -eːtər

Etymology 1

From meten +‎ -er.

Noun

meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)

meter (device that measures things or indicates a physical quantity)
Ik heb een meter nodig om de stroom in dit circuit te meten. ― I need a meter to measure the current in this circuit.

De meters in het laboratorium zijn zeer nauwkeurig. ― The meters in the laboratory are very precise.

Kun je dat kleine metertje even doorgeven? ― Can you pass that small meter please?
measurer (person who measures something)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French mètre.

Noun

meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)

meter, metre (unit of distance)
De kamer is vijf meters breed. ― The room is five meters wide.

Ze liep een afstand van tien meters in de race. ― She ran a distance of ten metres in the race.

Dit kleine metertje touw is alles wat ik over heb. ― This small metre of rope is all I have left.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: meter
→ Aukan: meiti
→ Caribbean Javanese: mèter
→ Indonesian: meter
→ Papiamentu: meter

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch meter, from metrijn, from Latin matrīna.

Noun

meter f (plural meters, diminutive metertje n, masculine peter)

godmother
Synonyms: peettante, petemoei

Ze is de trotse meter van haar neefje. ― She is the proud godmother of her nephew.

Mijn zus werd gevraagd om meter te zijn bij de doop. ― My sister was asked to be the godmother at the baptism.

Elk kind in ons gezin heeft een meter en een peter. ― Every child in our family has a godmother and a godfather.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittō, mittēre (“to send, put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meˈteɾ/ [meˈt̪eɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Hyphenation: me‧ter

Verb

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metín, past participle metido)

(transitive) to put
(transitive) to insert
(transitive) to bring in
(pronominal) to meddle, interfere
(transitive) to deliver
Meteulle unha patada. ― He delivered him a kick.

Conjugation

Conjugation of meter

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	meter
Personal	meter	meteres	meter	metermos	meterdes	meteren
Gerund
	metendo
Past participle
Masculine	metido			metidos
Feminine	metida			metidas
Indicative
Present	meto	metes	mete	metemos	metedes	meten
Imperfect	metía	metías	metía	metiamos	metiades	metían
Preterite	metín	metiches	meteu	metemos	metestes	meteron
Pluperfect	metera	meteras	metera	meteramos	meterades	meteran
Future	meterei	meterás	meterá	meteremos	meteredes	meterán
Conditional	metería	meterías	metería	meteriamos	meteriades	meterían
Subjunctive
Present	meta	metas	meta	metamos	metades	metan
Imperfect	metese	meteses	metese	metésemos	metésedes	metesen
Future	meter	meteres	meter	metermos	meterdes	meteren
Imperative
Affirmative		mete	meta	metamos	metede	metan
Negative (non)		non metas	non meta	non metamos	non metades	non metan

Reintegrated conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	meter
Personal	meter	meteres	meter	metermos	meterdes	meterem
Gerund
	metendo
Past participle
Masculine	metido			metidos
Feminine	metida			metidas
Indicative
Present	meto	metes	mete	metemos	metedes, meteis	metem
Imperfect	metia	metias	metia	metíamos	metíades, metíeis, metíais¹	metiam
Preterite	metim, meti	meteste, meteche¹	meteu	metemos	metestes	metêrom, meteram
Pluperfect	metera	meteras	metera	metêramos	metêrades, metêreis, metêrais¹	meteram
Future	meterei	meterás	meterá	meteremos	meteredes, metereis	meterám, meterão
Conditional	meteria	meterias	meteria	meteríamos	meteríades, meteríeis, meteríais¹	meteriam
Subjunctive
Present	meta	metas	meta	metamos	metades, metais	metam
Imperfect	metesse	metesses	metesse	metêssemos	metêssedes, metêsseis	metessem
Future	meter	meteres	meter	metermos	meterdes	meterem
Imperative
Affirmative		mete	meta	metamos	metede, metei	metam
Negative (nom)		nom metas	nom meta	nom metamos	nom metades, nom metais	nom metam

¹Less recommended.

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “meter”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “meter”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “meter”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “meter”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ.tər]
Hyphenation: mè‧têr

Etymology 1

From Dutch meter, meten, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).
From Dutch meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Doublet of metrum.

Noun

mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)

meter, a device that measures things.
meter, metre, the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
Sebatang pohon setinggi 5 meter akan digambar dengan skala 1:25.
A 5-meter tall tree will be drawn on a scale of 1:25.

Noun

mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)

godmother.

Kholosi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूत्र (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 Latin mittere, 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.

Conjugation of meter (third conjugation)

person	singular			plural
infinitive	meter, mete
auxiliary verb		avei	gerund		metan
past participle		metù
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	ie	tu	el / ela	nos	vos	ei / eles
present	mete	metes	met	meton	meteis	met
imperfect	metove	metoves	metova	metovan	metovais	metova
future	metaré	metaras	metarà	metaron	metareis	metarà
subjunctive	che ie	che tu	che el / ela	che nos	che vos	che ei / eles
present	mete	metes	mete	meton	meteis	mete
imperfect	metesse	metesses	metessa	metessan	metessais	metessa
imperative	–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative	—	met	—	meton	metede	—

Ladino

Verb

meter

to put

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ter/, [ˈmeːt̪ɛr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ter/, [ˈmɛːt̪er]

Verb

mēter

first-person singular present active subjunctive of mētor

Malay

Etymology

From English metre or meter, from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mi.tə(r)]
Rhymes: -tər, -ər
Hyphenation: me‧ter

Noun

meter (Jawi spelling ميتر, plural meter-meter, informal 1st possessive meterku, 2nd possessive metermu, 3rd possessive meternya)

A meter:
1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités); a metre or meter.
  lima meter ― five metres
2. A device that is used to measure and record something (distance, quantity of something used, etc.).
  meter air ― water meter

Mòcheno

Etymology

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

Noun

meter m (plural meter)

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

meter

Wikipedia ^no

Noun

meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterne)

a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

meter

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Noun

meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterane or metrane)

a metre, or meter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

metter (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittere (“to send, to put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈte(ʁ)/ [meˈte(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /meˈte(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meˈte(ʁ)/ [meˈte(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈte(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈteɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈte.ɾi/

Hyphenation: me‧ter
Audio (Northern Portugal): (file)

Verb

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite meti, past participle metido)

(transitive) to put
(transitive) to insert
(reflexive) to meddle, interfere
- 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Padre Alfredo”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 27:
  
  — Já pensaram no que vem por aí? Uma vida inteira, juntos? As brigas, às vezes por mesquinharia? O ciuminho? Os sogros se metendo? As diferenças: filme de pancadaria ou filme romântico? Luz acesa para um ler quando o outro quer dormir? Um não podendo viver sem ar refrigerado, apesar da rinite do outro? Já pensaram?
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(transitive, vulgar) to fuck, screw

Conjugation

Conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	meter
Personal	meter	meteres	meter	metermos	meterdes	meterem
Gerund
	metendo
Past participle
Masculine	metido			metidos
Feminine	metida			metidas
Indicative
Present	meto	metes	mete	metemos	meteis	metem
Imperfect	metia	metias	metia	metíamos	metíeis	metiam
Preterite	meti	meteste	meteu	metemos	metestes	meteram
Pluperfect	metera	meteras	metera	metêramos	metêreis	meteram
Future	meterei	meterás	meterá	meteremos	metereis	meterão
Conditional	meteria	meterias	meteria	meteríamos	meteríeis	meteriam
Subjunctive
Present	meta	metas	meta	metamos	metais	metam
Imperfect	metesse	metesses	metesse	metêssemos	metêsseis	metessem
Future	meter	meteres	meter	metermos	meterdes	meterem
Imperative
Affirmative		mete	meta	metamos	metei	metam
Negative (não)		não metas	não meta	não metamos	não metais	não metam

Related terms

Slovak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmecer]

Noun

meter m inan

meter, metre (unit of length)

Slovene

Noun

meter m

meter, metre (unit of length)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish meter, from Latin mittō (“to send”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *mey-th₂- (“to exchange, remove”). Cognate with English mess (sense 2) and also mission, message. Compare also French mettre, Friulian meti, Portuguese meter, and Italian mettere. The semantic shift from "send" to "put" probably occurred in Vulgar Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meˈteɾ/ [meˈt̪eɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: me‧ter

Verb

meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metí, past participle metido)

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

¡No te metas en lo que no te importa!
Don't get involved in other people's business!/ Don't meddle in others' affairs!
(reflexive) to get into (a small space)
(reflexive) to get into, to get in
meterse en problemas ― to get in trouble.

Está tratando de meterse en tu cabeza.
He's trying to get into your head.

Conjugation

Conjugation of meter (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			meter
gerund			metiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		metido		metida
		plural		metidos		metidas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	meto	metes^{^tú} metés^{^vos}	mete	metemos	metéis	meten
	imperfect	metía	metías	metía	metíamos	metíais	metían
	preterite	metí	metiste	metió	metimos	metisteis	metieron
	future	meteré	meterás	meterá	meteremos	meteréis	meterán
	conditional	metería	meterías	metería	meteríamos	meteríais	meterían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	meta	metas^{^tú} metás^{^vos²}	meta	metamos	metáis	metan
	imperfect (ra)	metiera	metieras	metiera	metiéramos	metierais	metieran
	imperfect (se)	metiese	metieses	metiese	metiésemos	metieseis	metiesen
	future¹	metiere	metieres	metiere	metiéremos	metiereis	metieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		mete^{^tú} meté^{^vos}	meta	metamos	meted	metan
	negative		no metas	no meta	no metamos	no metáis	no metan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of meter

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive meter
	dative	meterme	meterte	meterle, meterse	meternos	meteros	meterles, meterse
	accusative	meterme	meterte	meterlo, meterla, meterse	meternos	meteros	meterlos, meterlas, meterse

with gerund metiendo
	dative	metiéndome	metiéndote	metiéndole, metiéndose	metiéndonos	metiéndoos	metiéndoles, metiéndose
	accusative	metiéndome	metiéndote	metiéndolo, metiéndola, metiéndose	metiéndonos	metiéndoos	metiéndolos, metiéndolas, metiéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative mete
	dative	méteme	métete	métele	métenos	not used	mételes
	accusative	méteme	métete	mételo, métela	métenos	not used	mételos, mételas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative meté
	dative	meteme	metete	metele	metenos	not used	meteles
	accusative	meteme	metete	metelo, metela	metenos	not used	metelos, metelas

with formal second-person singular imperative meta
	dative	métame	not used	métale, métase	métanos	not used	métales
	accusative	métame	not used	métalo, métala, métase	métanos	not used	métalos, métalas

with first-person plural imperative metamos
	dative	not used	metámoste	metámosle	metámonos	metámoos	metámosles
	accusative	not used	metámoste	metámoslo, metámosla	metámonos	metámoos	metámoslos, metámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative meted
	dative	metedme	not used	metedle	metednos	meteos	metedles
	accusative	metedme	not used	metedlo, metedla	metednos	meteos	metedlos, metedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative metan
	dative	métanme	not used	métanle	métannos	not used	métanles, métanse
	accusative	métanme	not used	métanlo, métanla	métannos	not used	métanlos, métanlas, métanse

Conjugation of meterse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			meterse
gerund			metiéndose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		metido		metida
		plural		metidos		metidas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	meterme	meterte	meterse	meternos	meteros	meterse
	gerund	metiéndome	metiéndote	metiéndose	metiéndonos	metiéndoos	metiéndose

indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me meto	te metes^{^tú} te metés^{^vos}	se mete	nos metemos	os metéis	se meten
	imperfect	me metía	te metías	se metía	nos metíamos	os metíais	se metían
	preterite	me metí	te metiste	se metió	nos metimos	os metisteis	se metieron
	future	me meteré	te meterás	se meterá	nos meteremos	os meteréis	se meterán
	conditional	me metería	te meterías	se metería	nos meteríamos	os meteríais	se meterían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me meta	te metas^{^tú} te metás^{^vos²}	se meta	nos metamos	os metáis	se metan
	imperfect (ra)	me metiera	te metieras	se metiera	nos metiéramos	os metierais	se metieran
	imperfect (se)	me metiese	te metieses	se metiese	nos metiésemos	os metieseis	se metiesen
	future¹	me metiere	te metieres	se metiere	nos metiéremos	os metiereis	se metieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		métete^{^tú} metete^{^vos}	métase	metámonos	meteos	métanse
	negative		no te metas	no se meta	no nos metamos	no os metáis	no se metan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English meter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeːtɛr/
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Noun

meter c

a metre; the SI-unit
(music) Rhythm or measure in verse
a meter; a device that measures things.

Declension

Declension of meter

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	meter	meters
singular	definite	metern	meterns
plural	indefinite	meter	meters
plural	definite	meterna	meternas

Declension of meter

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	meter	meters
singular	definite	metern	meterns
plural	indefinite	metrar	metrars
plural	definite	metrarna	metrarnas

Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from English meter.

Noun

meter

meter

Declension

declension of meter

Nominative	meter
Genitive	meternıñ
Dative	meterga
Accusative	meternı
Locative	meterda
Ablative	meterdan

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Kholosi

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