-metry

suffix

Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

OriginAncient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  4. English-metry

From Old French -métrie, from Latin -metria, from Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría), from μέτρον (métron, “measurement”) + -ίᾱ (-íā, “-y: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to -meter + -y.

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Translations

Catalan -metria
  • -metriaforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
French -métrie
  • -métrieforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
German -metrie
  • -metrieforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Hungarian -metria
  • -metriaforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Irish -méadracht
  • -méadrachtforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Italian -metria
  • -metriaforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Polish -metria
  • -metriaforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Portuguese -metria
  • -metriaforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Russian -метрия
  • -метрия (-metrija)forming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Spanish -metría
  • -metríaforming nouns relating to measures and measurement
Cite this entry
APA

-metry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-metry

MLA

“-metry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-metry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-metry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-metry.

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