metro
See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
Audio (US) (file) - 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
- 2000, Frederick Parkins, The NATO Opposition, →ISBN, page 27:
- Recalling that Davide Lungo returned the van at the airport, Pizo descended the nearby stairs to the underground metro, and boarded the next metro stopping there.
- 2014, Lily Sergueiew, I Worked Alone: Diary of a Double Agent in World War II Europe, →ISBN:
- I hurry to the underground. ... I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it.
- 2017, Pam Taylor, 399 Days: Our European Escapade, →ISBN:
- What we entered into here was well lit and had clean silver curvy walls that ended in nice automatic elevators that took you underground. The walls are not infested with graffiti and advertisements; they were clean and shiny. We waited on nice benches until the metro arrived.
- (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.
- 2006, C. A. Brebbia, V. Dolezel, Urban Transport XII: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, page 227:
- Informs how long the passenger has to wait for the next metro
- 2008, Brandon Wilson, Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace, →ISBN, page 75:
- With the weather clear and warm for a change, I decided to catch the next metro to the outskirts of town by myself.
- 2015, Pratyush Sinha, Love in Metro: Story of Love and Ego, →ISBN:
- I boarded the Yellow Line Metro, beaming with confidence. I got down at Rajiv Chowk to continue my journey towards Noida City Centre (NCC). The next metro arrived.
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Derived terms
- metroisation
- premetro
Translations
underground railway — see subway
train of underground railway — see subway
Etymology 2
Clipping of metropolitan.
Noun
metro (plural metros)
- A metropolitan area.
- 2019 August 12, Derek Thompson, “America's Hot New Job Is Being a Rich Person's Servant”, in The Atlantic:
- In an age of persistently high inequality, work in high-cost metros catering to the whims of the wealthy—grooming them, stretching them, feeding them, driving them—has become one of the fastest-growing industries.
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Adjective
metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)
- metropolitan
Related terms
- metrosexual
Anagrams
- Moret, Tomer, Tormé
Aragonese
Noun
metro m
- metre
Catalan
Etymology
Clipping of metropolità.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.tɾo/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.tɾu/
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
Declension of metro
| nominative | metro |
|---|---|
| genitive | metronıñ |
| dative | metroğa |
| accusative | metronı |
| locative | metroda |
| ablative | metrodan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛtro/
Noun
metro n
- metro, subway (underground railway)
Declension
Declension of metro
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metro | metra |
| genitive | metra | meter |
| dative | metru | metrům |
| accusative | metro | metra |
| vocative | metro | metra |
| locative | metru | metrech |
| instrumental | metrem | metry |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro, from métropolitain in chemin de fer métropolitain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.troː/
Audio (file) - 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
- metrobaan
- metrohalte
- metrokaart
- metrolijn
- metrospoor
- metrostation
- metrotunnel
- metrowagon
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetro/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -etro
Noun
metro (accusative singular metron, plural metroj, accusative plural metrojn)
- metre (unit of measurement)
- metrum of poetry
Finnish
Etymology
From French métro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetro/, [ˈme̞t̪ro̞]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -etro
- Syllabification(key): met‧ro
Noun
metro
- an underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro
- Synonym: maanalainen
Declension
| Inflection of metro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | metro | metrot | |
| genitive | metron | metrojen | |
| partitive | metroa | metroja | |
| illative | metroon | metroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | metro | metrot | |
| accusative | nom. | metro | metrot |
| gen. | metron | ||
| genitive | metron | metrojen | |
| partitive | metroa | metroja | |
| inessive | metrossa | metroissa | |
| elative | metrosta | metroista | |
| illative | metroon | metroihin | |
| adessive | metrolla | metroilla | |
| ablative | metrolta | metroilta | |
| allative | metrolle | metroille | |
| essive | metrona | metroina | |
| translative | metroksi | metroiksi | |
| instructive | — | metroin | |
| abessive | metrotta | metroitta | |
| comitative | — | metroineen | |
| Possessive forms of metro (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | metroni | metromme |
| 2nd person | metrosi | metronne |
| 3rd person | metronsa | |
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, ruler, measure
- yardstick, criterion
Derived terms
- centimetro
- chilometro
- decimetro
- metratura
- metro cubo
- metrologia
- metro quadro
- millimetro
Related terms
- metraggio
- metrico
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/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtrɔ
- Syllabification: met‧ro
Noun
metro n
- underground, subway, metro (underground railway)
Declension
Declension of metro
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | metro |
| genitive | metra |
| dative | metru |
| accusative | metro |
| instrumental | metrem |
| locative | metrze |
| vocative | metro |
Further reading
- metro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- metro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.tɾu/
- 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
Declension of metro
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) metro | metroul | (niște) metrouri | metrourile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) metro | metroului | (unor) metrouri | metrourilor |
| vocative | metroule | metrourilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
mètrō m (Cyrillic spelling мѐтро̄)
- metro
Declension
Declension of metro
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mètrō | metroi |
| genitive | metròa | metroa |
| dative | metrou | metroima |
| accusative | metro | metroe |
| vocative | metro | metroi |
| locative | metrou | metroima |
| instrumental | metroom | metroima |
Slovak
Etymology
From French métro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛtrɔ/
Noun
metro n (genitive singular metra, nominative plural metrá, genitive plural metier, declension pattern of mesto)
- metro
Declension
Declension of metro
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metro | metrá |
| genitive | metra | metier |
| dative | metru | metrám |
| accusative | metro | metrá |
| locative | metre | metrách |
| instrumental | metrom | metrami |
Further reading
- metro in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Self-retracting metal tape measure (US customary)
A sliced tape measure
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetɾo/ [ˈme.t̪ɾo]
- Rhymes: -etɾo
- Syllabification: me‧tro
Etymology 1
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
- metro cuadrado
- metro cúbico
- once metros
- siete metros
Descendants
- → Tagalog: metro
Etymology 2
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/, [ˈmet.ɾo]
Noun
metro
- (units of measure) meter
- (measuring instrument) meter
- Synonym: kontador
- (by extension) taximeter
- (by extension) tape measure, measuring tape
See also
- Metro
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
| Inflection of metro (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | metro | ||
| genitive sing. | metron | ||
| partitive sing. | metrod | ||
| partitive plur. | metroid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | metro | metrod | |
| accusative | metron | metrod | |
| genitive | metron | metroiden | |
| partitive | metrod | metroid | |
| essive-instructive | metron | metroin | |
| translative | metroks | metroikš | |
| inessive | metros | metroiš | |
| elative | metrospäi | metroišpäi | |
| illative | metroho | metroihe | |
| adessive | metrol | metroil | |
| ablative | metrolpäi | metroilpäi | |
| allative | metrole | metroile | |
| abessive | metrota | metroita | |
| comitative | metronke | metroidenke | |
| prolative | metrodme | metroidme | |
| approximative I | metronno | metroidenno | |
| approximative II | metronnoks | metroidennoks | |
| egressive | metronnopäi | metroidennopäi | |
| terminative I | metrohosai | metroihesai | |
| terminative II | metrolesai | metroilesai | |
| terminative III | metrossai | — | |
| additive I | metrohopäi | metroihepäi | |
| additive II | metrolepäi | metroilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “метро”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika