metla
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech metla, from Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /metla/
- Hyphenation: met‧la
Noun
metla f
- (literary) scourge
- (historical) rod (instrument of corporal punishment)
- whisk, balloon whisk
- (obsolete) broom
- Synonyms: pometlo, koště
Declension
Declension of metla
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metla | metly |
| genitive | metly | metl |
| dative | metle | metlám |
| accusative | metlu | metly |
| vocative | metlo | metly |
| locative | metle | metlách |
| instrumental | metlou | metlami |
Verb
metla
- feminine singular past participle of mést
- neuter plural past participle of mést
Further reading
- metla in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- metla in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian метла (metla). Compare Ingrian metla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetlɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪lɑ]
- Rhymes: -etlɑ
- Syllabification(key): met‧la
Noun
metla
- (dialectal) Synonym of varpuluuta.
Declension
| Inflection of metla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | metla | metlat | |
| genitive | metlan | metlojen | |
| partitive | metlaa | metloja | |
| illative | metlaan | metloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | metla | metlat | |
| accusative | nom. | metla | metlat |
| gen. | metlan | ||
| genitive | metlan | metlojen metlainrare | |
| partitive | metlaa | metloja | |
| inessive | metlassa | metloissa | |
| elative | metlasta | metloista | |
| illative | metlaan | metloihin | |
| adessive | metlalla | metloilla | |
| ablative | metlalta | metloilta | |
| allative | metlalle | metloille | |
| essive | metlana | metloina | |
| translative | metlaksi | metloiksi | |
| instructive | — | metloin | |
| abessive | metlatta | metloitta | |
| comitative | — | metloineen | |
| Possessive forms of metla (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | metlani | metlamme |
| 2nd person | metlasi | metlanne |
| 3rd person | metlansa | |
Anagrams
- melat
Ingrian
Metla.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian метла (metla). Compare Finnish metla.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: met‧la
Noun
metla
- besom
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59:
- Lumiukko laahittii - kättee metla annettii,
- A snowman was made - a broom was given into its hand,
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Declension
| Declension of metla (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | metla | metlat |
| genitive | metlan | metloin |
| partitive | metlaa | metloja |
| illative | metlaa | metloi |
| inessive | metlaas | metlois |
| elative | metlast | metloist |
| allative | metlalle | metloille |
| adessive | metlaal | metloil |
| ablative | metlalt | metloilt |
| translative | metlaks | metloiks |
| essive | metlanna, metlaan | metloinna, metloin |
| exessive1) | metlant | metloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Hypernyms
- luuta (“broom”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mětla/
- Hyphenation: met‧la
Noun
mètla f (Cyrillic spelling мѐтла)
- broom
Declension
Declension of metla
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mètla | metle |
| genitive | metle | mȅtālā / mȅtlī |
| dative | metli | metlama |
| accusative | metlu | metle |
| vocative | metlo | metle |
| locative | metli | metlama |
| instrumental | metlom | metlama |
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛtɫa/
Noun
metla f (genitive singular metly, nominative plural metly, genitive plural metál, metiel, declension pattern of žena)
- broom (the sweeping tool)
- nová metla dobre metie ― a new broom sweeps clean
- whisk, balloon whisk
Declension
Declension of metla
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metla | metly |
| genitive | metly | metál, metiel |
| dative | metle | metlám |
| accusative | metlu | metly |
| locative | metle | metlách |
| instrumental | metlou | metlami |
Derived terms
- metlobal
Further reading
- metla in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ̀ːtla/
Noun
métla f
- broom (for sweeping)
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | mêtla | ||
| gen. sing. | mêtle | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | mêtla | mêtli | mêtle |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | mêtle | mêtel | mêtel |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | mêtli | mêtlama | mêtlam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | mêtlo | mêtli | mêtle |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | mêtli | mêtlah | mêtlah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | mêtlo | mêtlama | mêtlami |
Further reading
- “metla”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran