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masculine

ˈmeːtɐ

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Translation

the metre

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Word origin

From French mètre, from Greek metron ('measure'), the same root as English metre.

Origin
Greek
Root
metron
English cognates
metre, meter

Grammar

Gendermasculine
PluralMeter

Examples

.

The table is two metres long.

.

We walked a hundred metres.

Schwimmbecken .

The swimming pool is fifty metres long.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 10: Words 971-980.