Metro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Metro

Proper noun

Metro

  1. A city in Lampung, Indonesia

Translations
Translations

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Metro f (genitive Metro, plural Metros)

  1. metro

Usage Note: For the German metros usually S-Bahn and U-Bahn is used.

Declension
Declension of Metro [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Metro die Metros
genitive einer der Metro der Metros
dative einer der Metro den Metros
accusative eine die Metro die Metros

Further reading
  • “Metro” in Duden online

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English metro, from French métro, short for métropole, from Latin mētropolis, ultimately from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmetɾo/ [ˈmɛt.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -etɾo
  • Syllabification: Met‧ro

Noun

Metro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. metropolis
    Synonyms: kalakhan, punong lungsod, kabisera, kapitolyo

Usage notes

Commonly added with city names like Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao.

See also
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