# metro
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛtɹəʊ

### Etymology 1

From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.

#### Alternative forms

* métro

#### Noun

metro (plural metros)
* (general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
    Synonyms: (US, Canada, Scotland, South Africa) subway, (London) underground, underground railway, (London slang) Tube, tube
** 2000, Frederick Parkins, The NATO Opposition, →ISBN, page 27:Recalling that Davide Lungo returned the van at the airport, Pizo descended the nearby stairs to the underground metro, and boarded the next metro stopping there.
** 2014, Lily Sergueiew, I Worked Alone: Diary of a Double Agent in World War II Europe, →ISBN:I hurry to the underground. ... I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it.
** 2017, Pam Taylor, 399 Days: Our European Escapade, →ISBN:What we entered into here was well lit and had clean silver curvy walls that ended in nice automatic elevators that took you underground. The walls are not infested with graffiti and advertisements; they were clean and shiny. We waited on nice benches until the metro arrived.
* (less common) An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
** 2006, C. A. Brebbia, V. Dolezel, Urban Transport XII: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, page 227:Informs how long the passenger has to wait for the next metro
** 2008, Brandon Wilson, Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace, →ISBN, page 75:With the weather clear and warm for a change, I decided to catch the next metro to the outskirts of town by myself.
** 2015, Pratyush Sinha, Love in Metro: Story of Love and Ego, →ISBN:I boarded the Yellow Line Metro, beaming with confidence. I got down at Rajiv Chowk to continue my journey towards Noida City Centre (NCC). The next metro arrived.

##### Derived terms

* metro aide
* metroisation
* metro station
* Metro Toronto
* premetro

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Clipping of metropolitan.

#### Noun

metro (plural metros)
* A metropolitan area.
** 2019 August 12, Derek Thompson, “America's Hot New Job Is Being a Rich Person's Servant”, in The Atlantic‎:In an age of persistently high inequality, work in high-cost metros catering to the whims of the wealthy—grooming them, stretching them, feeding them, driving them—has become one of the fastest-growing industries.

#### Adjective

metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)
* metropolitan

##### Derived terms

* Metro Vancouver

##### Related terms

* metrosexual

### Anagrams

* Moret, rot me, Termo, Tormé, Tomer

## Aragonese
### Noun

metro m
* metre

## Catalan
### Etymology

Clipping of metropolità.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈmɛ.tɾu]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈmɛ.tɾo]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈme.tɾo]

### Noun

metro m (plural metros)
* metro (train)

### Further reading

* “metro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

metro
* metro, underground railway

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛtro]

### Noun

metro n
* metro, subway (underground railway)

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French métro, from métropolitain in chemin de fer métropolitain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeː.troː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: me‧tro

### Noun

metro m (plural metro's, diminutive metrootje n)
* an underground railway or underground-railway system, a subway, a metro
* an underground-railway train

#### Derived terms

* metrobaan
* metrohalte
* metrokaart
* metrolijn
* metrospoor
* metrostation
* metrotunnel
* metrowagon

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmetro]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -etro
* Hyphenation: me‧tro

### Noun

metro (accusative singular metron, plural metroj, accusative plural metrojn)
* metre (unit of measurement)
* (poetry) metrum

#### Derived terms

* centimetro
* decimetro
* dekametro
* heksametro
* hektometro
* kilometro
* miriametro

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French métro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmetro/, [ˈme̞t̪ro̞]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -etro
* Hyphenation: met‧ro

### Noun

metro
* an underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro
    Synonym: maanalainen

#### Declension

Possessive forms of metro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metroni
metroni
accusative
nom.
metroni
metroni
gen.
metroni
genitive
metroni
metrojeni
partitive
metroani
metrojani
inessive
metrossani
metroissani
elative
metrostani
metroistani
illative
metrooni
metroihini
adessive
metrollani
metroillani
ablative
metroltani
metroiltani
allative
metrolleni
metroilleni
essive
metronani
metroinani
translative
metrokseni
metroikseni
abessive
metrottani
metroittani
instructive
comitative
—metroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metrosi
metrosi
accusative
nom.
metrosi
metrosi
gen.
metrosi
genitive
metrosi
metrojesi
partitive
metroasi
metrojasi
inessive
metrossasi
metroissasi
elative
metrostasi
metroistasi
illative
metroosi
metroihisi
adessive
metrollasi
metroillasi
ablative
metroltasi
metroiltasi
allative
metrollesi
metroillesi
essive
metronasi
metroinasi
translative
metroksesi
metroiksesi
abessive
metrottasi
metroittasi
instructive
comitative
—metroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metromme
metromme
accusative
nom.
metromme
metromme
gen.
metromme
genitive
metromme
metrojemme
partitive
metroamme
metrojamme
inessive
metrossamme
metroissamme
elative
metrostamme
metroistamme
illative
metroomme
metroihimme
adessive
metrollamme
metroillamme
ablative
metroltamme
metroiltamme
allative
metrollemme
metroillemme
essive
metronamme
metroinamme
translative
metroksemme
metroiksemme
abessive
metrottamme
metroittamme
instructive
comitative
—metroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metronne
metronne
accusative
nom.
metronne
metronne
gen.
metronne
genitive
metronne
metrojenne
partitive
metroanne
metrojanne
inessive
metrossanne
metroissanne
elative
metrostanne
metroistanne
illative
metroonne
metroihinne
adessive
metrollanne
metroillanne
ablative
metroltanne
metroiltanne
allative
metrollenne
metroillenne
essive
metronanne
metroinanne
translative
metroksenne
metroiksenne
abessive
metrottanne
metroittanne
instructive
comitative
—metroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
metronsa
metronsa
accusative
nom.
metronsa
metronsa
gen.
metronsa
genitive
metronsa
metrojensa
partitive
metroaan metroansa
metrojaan metrojansa
inessive
metrossaan metrossansa
metroissaan metroissansa
elative
metrostaan metrostansa
metroistaan metroistansa
illative
metroonsa
metroihinsa
adessive
metrollaan metrollansa
metroillaan metroillansa
ablative
metroltaan metroltansa
metroiltaan metroiltansa
allative
metrolleen metrollensa
metroilleen metroillensa
essive
metronaan metronansa
metroinaan metroinansa
translative
metrokseen metroksensa
metroikseen metroiksensa
abessive
metrottaan metrottansa
metroittaan metroittansa
instructive
comitative
—metroineen metroinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kaupunkimetro
* metroasema
* metrojuna
* metrokuski
* metroliikenne
* metrolinja
* metrorata
* metrotunneli
* metrovaunu
* pintametro

### Further reading

* “metro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* termo-

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛtɾo/ [ˈmɛ.t̪ɾʊ]
* Rhymes: -ɛtɾo

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

#### Noun

metro m (plural metros)
* (measure) meter
* (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape
* (poetry, music) metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)

##### Derived terms

* metro cadrado

##### Related terms

* decámetro
* dímetro
* heptámetro
* hexámetro
* métrico
* -metro
* monómetro
* pentámetro
* tetrámetro
* trímetro

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

#### Noun

metro m (plural metros)
* (transport) metro
    Synonym: metropolitano

### Further reading

* “metro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmetro/

### Noun

metro (plural metri)
* metre (unit of measurement)
* metrum of poetry

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛ.tro/
* Rhymes: -ɛtro
* Hyphenation: mè‧tro

### Etymology 1

From Latin metrum (“a measure”), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).

#### Noun

metro m (plural metri)
* (unit of measure) metre, meter
* ruler, measure
* yardstick, criterion

##### Derived terms

* centimetro
* chilometro
* decimetro
* metratura
* metro cubo
* metro quadro
* metrologia
* millimetro

##### Related terms

* metraggio
* metrico

### Etymology 2

Clipping of metropolitana.

#### Noun

metro f (invariable)
* subway (US), underground (UK), Tube (the London underground)
    Synonym: metrò

### Anagrams

* merto, morte, termo-, torme, tremo, tremò

## Latin
### Noun

metrō
* dative/ablative singular of metrum

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛ.trɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛtrɔ
* Syllabification: me‧tro

### Noun

metro n
* underground, subway, metro (underground railway)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* metro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* metro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɛ.tɾu/
* Hyphenation: me‧tro

### Etymology 1

From French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

#### Noun

metro m (plural metros)
* (measure) metre
** 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 9:[...] a poucos metros de distância [...][...] a few metres away [...]

##### Coordinate terms

* vara (historical Portuguese equivalent), jarda (American equivalent)

##### Derived terms

* metragem

##### Descendants

* → Kadiwéu: meetilo

### Etymology 2

From French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

#### Alternative forms

* metrô (Brazil)

#### Noun

metro m (plural metros)
* (Portugal) underground, subway
    Synonym: metropolitano

## Romanian
### Noun

metro n (plural metrouri)
* Alternative form of metrou

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

mètrō m (Cyrillic spelling мѐтро̄)
* metro

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from French métro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmetrɔ]

### Noun

metro n
* metro

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “metro”, 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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmetɾo/ [ˈme.t̪ɾo]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -etɾo
* Syllabification: me‧tro

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

#### Noun

metro m (plural metros)
* (measure) meter
* (measuring instruments) tape measure, measuring tape
    Synonym: cinta métrica
* (measuring instruments) folding rule
    Synonym: metro plegable
* (poetry, music) metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition)

##### Coordinate terms

* (unit of length): vara (historical Spanish equivalent)

##### Derived terms

* metro cuadrado
* metro cúbico
* once metros
* siete metros

##### Related terms

* decámetro
* dímetro
* heptámetro
* hexámetro
* lanzamiento de 7 metros
* métrico
* -metro
* monómetro
* pentámetro
* tetrámetro
* trímetro

##### Descendants

* → Tagalog: metro

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French métro, clipping of métropolitain.

#### Noun

metro m (plural metros)
* (transport) metro
    Synonym: (Argentina) subte

##### Derived terms

* estación de metro

### Further reading

* “metro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* Moret, temor, termo, Torme, tremo

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish metro.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈmetɾo/ [ˈmɛː.t̪ɾo]
* Rhymes: -etɾo
* Syllabification: me‧tro

### Noun

metro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
* meter (unit of length)
* meter (measuring instrument)
    Synonym: kontador
* (by extension) taximeter
* (by extension) tape measure, measuring tape

#### Related terms

* alkalimetro
* alkoholimetro
* alkohometro
* dekametro
* desimetro
* hektametro
* kilometro
* milimetro
* miryametro
* nanometro
* sentimetro

#### See also

* Metro

## Turkish
### Etymology 1

From French métro.

#### Noun

metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)
* subway

### Etymology 2

From Italian metro.

#### Noun

metro (definite accusative metroyu, plural metrolar)
* meter, metre

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “metro”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

## Veps
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

metro
* metro (underground railway)

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “метро”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

From English metro.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [me˧˧ t͡ɕo˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [mej˧˧ ʈow˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [mej˧˧ ʈow˧˧]
* Phonetic spelling: mê trô

### Noun

metro
* metro (system or train)
    Đi thử metro Bến Thành.To try travelling on Ben Thanh metro.