mètre

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

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mètre m (plural mètres)

  1. metre/meter
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Haitian Creole: mèt
Borrowings

Etymology 2

Verb

mètre

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

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