French [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

• IPA ^{( key )} : /m?t?/

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  • Homophones : metrent , metres , mettre ( general ) , maitre , maitres ( except regionally )
• ( Canada ) IPA ^{( key )} : /ma??t?/
• Hyphenation: metre

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Borrowed from Latin metrum , itself from Ancient Greek μ?τρον ( metron ) .

Noun [ edit ]

metre   m ( plural metres )

1. metre / meter

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

• metrique

Descendants [ edit ]

• Haitian Creole: met

Borrowings

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

metre

1. inflection of metrer :
   1. first / third-person singular present indicative / subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading [ edit ]

• “ metre ”, in Tresor de la langue francaise informatise [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language ] , 2012 .

Anagrams [ edit ]

• remet
• terme