metur
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Etymology
From meturã. Compare Romanian mătura, mătur.
Verb
metur first-singular present indicative (past participle mituratã)
- to sweep
Related terms
- miturari/miturare
- miturat
- meturã
Etymology
From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre”).
Noun
metur m (genitive singular meturs, plural metrar)
Declension
| m19 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | metur | meturin | metrar | metrarnir |
| Accusative | metur | meturin | metrar | metrarnar |
| Dative | metri | metrinum | metrum | metrunum |
| Genitive | meturs | metursins | metra | metranna |
Etymology
Cognate with Mwotlap mitiy. From Proto-Oceanic *maturuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduʀ.
Pronunciation
Verb
metur
- to sleep
References
- François, Alexandre. 2019. Verbal number in Lo-Toga and Hiw: The emergence of a lexical paradigm. Transactions of the Philological Society 117‒3 (Dec 2019). 338-371.
Adjective
metur
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