мета

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See also: метя

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mesti (to throw, to sweep).

Pronunciation

Verb

мета́ (metá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective метна)

  1. (ditransitive) to sweep, to broom
  2. Template:bg-reflexive to get away, to vanish
    Synonyms: изчезвам (izčezvam), махам (maham)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • мета”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мета”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 763

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

мета (metaf

  1. target

Declension


Russian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • ме́та: IPA(key): [ˈmʲetə]

Noun

ме́та (métaf inan (genitive ме́ты, nominative plural ме́ты, genitive plural мет)

  1. (dated) mark, label, sign
  2. (dated) distinguishing characteristic (what distinguishes two otherwise identical or similar things)
  3. (economics) profit sharing contract (contract where the participants equally share profits and losses)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin mēta.

Pronunciation

  • ме́та: IPA(key): [ˈmʲetə]
  • мета́: IPA(key): [mʲɪˈta]

Noun

ме́та or мета́ (méta or metáf inan (genitive ме́ты or меты́, nominative plural ме́ты, genitive plural мет)

  1. (dated) goal, target
  2. (dated, figurative) object of desire
Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian meta, from Latin mēta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /měːta/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧та

Noun

ме́та f (Latin spelling méta)

  1. target

Declension


Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed, via Polish meta, from Latin mēta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [meˈta]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

мета́ (metáf inan (genitive мети́, nominative plural ме́ти, genitive plural мет)

  1. goal, objective
  2. aim, purpose
  3. idea, end

Declension

References