# metla
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛtla]
* Hyphenation: met‧la

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech metla, from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

#### Noun

metla f
* (literary) scourge
* (historical) rod (instrument of corporal punishment)
* whisk, balloon whisk
* (obsolete) broom
    Synonyms: pometlo, koště

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

metla
* inflection of mést:
** feminine singular past active participle
** neuter plural past active participle

### Further reading

* “metla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “metla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “metla”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian метла́ (metlá). Compare Ingrian metla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmetlɑ/, [ˈme̞t̪l̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -etlɑ
* Hyphenation: met‧la

### Noun

metla (dialectal, Savonia, South Karelia, Ingria)
* Synonym of varpuluuta.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of metla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metlani
metlani
accusative
nom.
metlani
metlani
gen.
metlani
genitive
metlani
metlojeni metlaini $^{rare}$
partitive
metlaani
metlojani
inessive
metlassani
metloissani
elative
metlastani
metloistani
illative
metlaani
metloihini
adessive
metlallani
metloillani
ablative
metlaltani
metloiltani
allative
metlalleni
metloilleni
essive
metlanani
metloinani
translative
metlakseni
metloikseni
abessive
metlattani
metloittani
instructive
comitative
—metloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metlasi
metlasi
accusative
nom.
metlasi
metlasi
gen.
metlasi
genitive
metlasi
metlojesi metlaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
metlaasi
metlojasi
inessive
metlassasi
metloissasi
elative
metlastasi
metloistasi
illative
metlaasi
metloihisi
adessive
metlallasi
metloillasi
ablative
metlaltasi
metloiltasi
allative
metlallesi
metloillesi
essive
metlanasi
metloinasi
translative
metlaksesi
metloiksesi
abessive
metlattasi
metloittasi
instructive
comitative
—metloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metlamme
metlamme
accusative
nom.
metlamme
metlamme
gen.
metlamme
genitive
metlamme
metlojemme metlaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
metlaamme
metlojamme
inessive
metlassamme
metloissamme
elative
metlastamme
metloistamme
illative
metlaamme
metloihimme
adessive
metlallamme
metloillamme
ablative
metlaltamme
metloiltamme
allative
metlallemme
metloillemme
essive
metlanamme
metloinamme
translative
metlaksemme
metloiksemme
abessive
metlattamme
metloittamme
instructive
comitative
—metloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metlanne
metlanne
accusative
nom.
metlanne
metlanne
gen.
metlanne
genitive
metlanne
metlojenne metlainne $^{rare}$
partitive
metlaanne
metlojanne
inessive
metlassanne
metloissanne
elative
metlastanne
metloistanne
illative
metlaanne
metloihinne
adessive
metlallanne
metloillanne
ablative
metlaltanne
metloiltanne
allative
metlallenne
metloillenne
essive
metlananne
metloinanne
translative
metlaksenne
metloiksenne
abessive
metlattanne
metloittanne
instructive
comitative
—metloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metlansa
metlansa
accusative
nom.
metlansa
metlansa
gen.
metlansa
genitive
metlansa
metlojensa metlainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
metlaansa
metlojaan metlojansa
inessive
metlassaan metlassansa
metloissaan metloissansa
elative
metlastaan metlastansa
metloistaan metloistansa
illative
metlaansa
metloihinsa
adessive
metlallaan metlallansa
metloillaan metloillansa
ablative
metlaltaan metlaltansa
metloiltaan metloiltansa
allative
metlalleen metlallensa
metloilleen metloillensa
essive
metlanaan metlanansa
metloinaan metloinansa
translative
metlakseen metlaksensa
metloikseen metloiksensa
abessive
metlattaan metlattansa
metloittaan metloittansa
instructive
comitative
—metloineen metloinensa :

### Anagrams

* melat

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian метла (metla). Compare Finnish metla.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈmetlɑ/, [ˈme̞dɫ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈmetlɑ/, [ˈme̞d̥ɫɑ]
* Rhymes: -etl, -etlɑ
* Hyphenation: met‧la

### Noun

metla
* besom
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59:Lumiukko laahittii - kättee metla annettii,A snowman was made - a broom was given into its hand,

#### Hypernyms

* luuta (“broom”)

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mětla/
* Hyphenation: met‧la

### Noun

mètla f (Cyrillic spelling мѐтла)
* broom
* Osyris alba
    Synonyms: šćucica, žukvica

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “metla”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
* “metla”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmetla]

### Noun

metla f (genitive singular metly, nominative plural metly, genitive plural metál, metiel, declension pattern of žena)
* broom (the sweeping tool)
    Nová metla dobre metie. ― A new broom sweeps clean.
* whisk, balloon whisk

#### Derived terms

* metlobal

### Further reading

* “metla”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛ̀ːtla/

### Noun

métla f
* broom (for sweeping)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “metla”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “metla”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references