mètre

See also: metre, métré, metré, -metre, and -mètre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin metrum, itself from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛtʁ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Homophones: maître, maîtres, mètres, mettre
Hyphenation: mètre

Noun

mètre m (plural mètres)

metre/meter

Descendants

German: Meter

Verb

mètre

first-person singular present indicative of métrer
third-person singular present indicative of métrer
first-person singular present subjunctive of métrer
third-person singular present subjunctive of métrer
second-person singular imperative of métrer

Further reading

“mètre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

remet
terme

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