Meter

Meter

See also: metër, meter, méter, and -meter

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French mètre.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmeːtɐ/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Audio (Austria):(file)

    Noun

    Meter m or (dated, formerly in technical usage) n (strong, genitive Meters, plural Meter)

    1. meter (unit of length)
      • 2010, Der Spiegel‎[1], number 25/2010, page 140:
        Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
        With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.

    Declension

    Declension of Meter [masculine // neuter (dated, formerly in technical usage), strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der, das Meter die Meter
    genitive eines des Meters der Meter
    dative einem dem Meter den Metern
    accusative einen, ein den, das Meter die Meter

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Kashubian: méter

    Further reading

    • “Meter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)
    • “Meter” in Duden online

    Hunsrik

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmeːtɐ/

    Noun

    Meter m (plural Meter)

    1. meter

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Meter”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

    Luxembourgish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [mˈeːtɐ]

    Noun

    Meter m (plural Meter or Meteren)

    1. metre
    2. tape measure, metre ruler
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