-metry

English

Etymology

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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.

Suffix

-metry

Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -metry

angioscotometry

bilirubinometry

erythrocytometry

hemoglobinometry

immitanciometry

microthermometry

ophthalmotonometry

Related terms

Translations

forming nouns relating to measures and measurement

Catalan: -metria f
French: -métrie (fr) f
German: -metrie (de)
Hungarian: -metria
Irish: -méadracht f
Italian: -metria (it) f
Persian: ـسنج (-sanj)
Polish: -metria (pl) f
Portuguese: -metria f
Spanish: -metría (es) f

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