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metru
meter (unit of length) /ˈme.tru/
noun#199 most common
Also: poetic meter (verse rhythm), measuring tape (tailor's tool)
Example sentences
Camera are trei metri lungime.
The room is three meters long.
Cumpăr doi metri de material.
I'm buying two meters of fabric.
Alergătorul a câștigat cursa de o sută de metri.
The runner won the hundred-meter race.
Zidul avea peste doi metri înălțime.
The wall was more than two meters high.
Metrul este unitatea de bază pentru lungime în sistemul internațional.
The meter is the base unit of length in the international system.
Distanța dintre cele două puncte a fost măsurată cu o precizie de câțiva milimetri sub un metru.
The distance between the two points was measured with a precision of a few millimeters under one meter.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | metru | metri |
| Genitive | metrului | metrilor |
| Accusative | metru | metri |
| Vocative | metrule | metrilor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed metru from French mètre in the nineteenth century, as part of a broader effort to modernize the language and adopt the metric system. French mètre in turn came from Greek metron, meaning measure. The word replaced older Romanian units of length such as stânjen (fathom) as the metric system became official.
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