μέτρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”) + -τρον (-tron).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέτρον • (métron) n (genitive μέτρου); second declension

  1. something used to measure: measure, rule, weight
  2. length, width, breadth
  3. (music, poetry) metre

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: μέτρο (métro)
  • → English: metron
  • → Latin: metrum

Further reading

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