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-metry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
-me-try
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

geometry isometry symmetry trigonometry

Phrases

-meter -metric

Frequently Paired Words

-meter -metric

Questions

What does -metry mean?
Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.
Where does -metry come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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