μετρα

Lemma: μέτρον

noun noun
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Definition

Measure; a unit of quantity or standard, and by extension a limit or boundary; in poetry, the metrical measure of verse (poetic metre).

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Grammatical Analysis

"μετρα"

Possible analyses: [{'part_of_speech': 'verb', 'verb_class': 'standard (-ω) verb', 'lexical_lemma': 'μετρέω', 'tense': 'present', 'voice': 'active', 'mood': 'indicative', 'person': '1st', 'number': 'singular', 'gloss': 'I measure'}, {'part_of_speech': 'noun', 'lexical_lemma': 'μέτρον', 'case': 'nominative/accusative/vocative', 'number': 'plural', 'gender': 'neuter', 'declension': '2nd declension', 'gloss': 'measures'}, {'part_of_speech': 'noun', 'lexical_lemma': 'μήτηρ', 'case': 'accusative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'feminine', 'declension': '3rd declension (irregular stem)', 'gloss': 'mother'}]

Note: Without accentuation/context, μετρα can represent more than one form (e.g., μέτρα, μετρᾷ, or μήτρα).

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