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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also:Appendix:Variations of "meta"

English

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Etymology 1

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Adjectivesense 1 is aback-formation frommeta-(prefix).

Adjectivesense 2 is derived from nounsense 1.

The noun senses areclippings of various terms beginning withmeta(prefix).

Folk etymology for nounsense 1 also suggests an acronym formosteffective/efficienttacticavailable.

Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtə/
- Audio(Southern England): (file)
(General American)IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtə/,[ˈmɛɾə]
Rhymes:-ɛtə

Noun

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meta (pluralmetas)

(video games)Clipping ofmetagame.
I don't think the character will be part of themeta even with the recent buffs.
- 2022 November 17, Carver Fisher, “League of Legends preseason 13 has made tanks unkillable”, inDexerto‎^[2]:
  The phrase, “tankmeta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. Thesemetas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust.
1. (by extension, countable, Internet slang) An informal but widely adopted practice in a given field; ade factostandard.
  Each video sharing platform's community has ameta on how long videos should be.
  - 2023 October 27, 29:51 from the start, inHard Fork‎^[3] (podcast), spoken byKevin Roose, The New York Times:
    I remember interviewingPewDiePie a few years ago, and he was sort of telling me about this time where it was like edgy videos were being really rewarded, so everyone was kind of chasing like edgy humor and edgy memes, and sort of trying to figure out where the edge was. And then YouTube changed themeta, and suddenly, it wasn't good to be edgy, you weren't going to make as much money or get as many views.
(informal)Clipping ofmetaoidioplasty.
(informal)Clipping ofmetamour.
(fandom slang)Clipping ofmetanalysis:metanalysis ormetacommentary focused onmedia,fandom, or related topics, typically presented as anessay ordialogue.
- 2014, Jay Schnorrer, "Adding to Narration and The Johnlock Conspiracy – The Meaning of Digital Media for BBC's Sherlock", paper submitted to Freie Universität Berlin (link):
  Manymetas on Tumblr incorporate GIFs of scenes they are referencing as well as screencaps.
- 2018, Sarah Leiser, "Throne of Fans: Examining the Roles of Feminism, Platform and Community in an Online Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of Denver,page 84:
  Fans create their own stories and media representation through fan fiction. They challenge the feminism in the [Sarah J. Maas] books through discussions andmetas.
- 2020, Elizabeth Minkel, quoted in "Under the Radar: A Conversation about Tumblr in the Public Sphere", inA Tumblr Book: Platform and Cultures (eds. Allison McCracken, Alexander Cho, Louisa Stein, and Indira Neill Hoch),page 64:
  It wasn’t until I dug into post-season-3Sherlockmeta in January of 2014 that I started to encounter "the Discourse."
- For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:meta.

Adjective

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meta (comparativemoremeta,superlativemostmeta)

(informal)Self-referential; structuredanalogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level.
Suppose you have a genie that grants you three wishes. If you wish for infinite wishes, that is ameta wish.
Suppose you have a homework task where you need to edit a wiki page and upload a screenshot of this entry underneath the wordmeta as an example of whatmeta is.
- 2002, Robert C. Neville,Religion in Late Modernity‎^[4],→ISBN, page31:
  […] in finessing obligations you fail a "meta" kind of obligation.
- 2006, Brendan Vaughan,What Would MacGyver Do?‎^[5],→ISBN, page186:
  Besides, I can just hear Vaughan: "Very funny, Stacey, very Charlie Kaufman-esque, verymeta, very '97. I can't use it."
- 2021 March 1, Carol Midgley, “McDonald & Dodds review – cheerful escapism and filth-free distraction”, inThe Times‎^[6]:
  McDonald & Dodds is back, with episode one so deliberately hammy andmeta that, technically, it should have been a complete horlicks. In one scene, when they were all hanging on to the balloon ropes, Mr Bean-like, to stop Jason Watkins flying away, it sort of was.
(video games) Prominent in the metagame; effective and frequently used in competitive gameplay.
I don't think the character will bemeta even with the recent buffs.

Translations

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self-referential

French:méta (fr)
Hungarian:meta (hu)

meta (pluralmetasormetae)

Boundary marker.
(historical) Either of the conicalcolumns at each end of an Ancient Romancircus.

Anagrams

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maté,team,meat,mate,Tame,ATEM,AEMT,Atem,-mate,tame,Team,Tema

Basque

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Noun

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meta inan

heap

Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromLatinmēta.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)[ˈmɛ.tə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia)[ˈme.ta]

Noun

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meta f (pluralmetes)

Czech

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CzechWikipedia has an article on:

meta

Wikipedia^cs

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈmɛta]
Rhymes:-ɛta
Hyphenation:me‧ta

Etymology 1

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Derived fromLatinmēta.^[1]

Noun

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meta f

frontier,goal,objective,ambition
Synonym:cíl
(softball, baseball)base

Declension

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Declension ofmeta (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	meta	mety
genitive	mety	met
dative	metě	metám
accusative	metu	mety
vocative	meto	mety
locative	metě	metách
instrumental	metou	metami

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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meta

masculine singular present transgressive ofmést

References

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^Jiří Rejzek (2007) “meta”, inČeský etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Faroese

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsemeta, fromProto-Germanic*metaną, fromProto-Indo-European*med-.

Verb

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meta (third person singular past indicativemetti ormetaði,third person plural past indicativemett ormetað,supinemett ormetað)

tomeasure,esteem,consider

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofmeta(group v-2-30)
	present	past
infinitive	meta
supine	mett/ metað

first singular	meti	metti/ metaði
second singular	metir/ metar	metti/ metaði
third singular	metir/ metar	metti/ metaði
plural	meta	mettu/ metaðu

participle (a5/a6)¹	metandi	mettur/ metaður

	imperative
singular	met/ meta!
plural	metið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

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Etymology

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Clipping ofmetamfetamiini

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmetɑ/,[ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝]
Rhymes:-etɑ
Hyphenation^(key):me‧ta

Noun

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meta(colloquial)

meth,methamphetamine

Declension

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Inflection ofmeta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		meta	metat
genitive		metan	metojen
partitive		metaa	metoja
illative		metaan	metoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		meta	metat
accusative	nom.	meta	metat
accusative	gen.	metan	metat
genitive		metan	metojen metain^rare
partitive		metaa	metoja
inessive		metassa	metoissa
elative		metasta	metoista
illative		metaan	metoihin
adessive		metalla	metoilla
ablative		metalta	metoilta
allative		metalle	metoille
essive		metana	metoina
translative		metaksi	metoiksi
abessive		metatta	metoitta
instructive		—	metoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms ofmeta(Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		metani	metani
accusative	nom.	metani	metani
accusative	gen.	metani	metani
genitive		metani	metojeni metaini^rare
partitive		metaani	metojani
inessive		metassani	metoissani
elative		metastani	metoistani
illative		metaani	metoihini
adessive		metallani	metoillani
ablative		metaltani	metoiltani
allative		metalleni	metoilleni
essive		metanani	metoinani
translative		metakseni	metoikseni
abessive		metattani	metoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	metoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		metasi	metasi
accusative	nom.	metasi	metasi
accusative	gen.	metasi	metasi
genitive		metasi	metojesi metaisi^rare
partitive		metaasi	metojasi
inessive		metassasi	metoissasi
elative		metastasi	metoistasi
illative		metaasi	metoihisi
adessive		metallasi	metoillasi
ablative		metaltasi	metoiltasi
allative		metallesi	metoillesi
essive		metanasi	metoinasi
translative		metaksesi	metoiksesi
abessive		metattasi	metoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	metoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		metamme	metamme
accusative	nom.	metamme	metamme
accusative	gen.	metamme	metamme
genitive		metamme	metojemme metaimme^rare
partitive		metaamme	metojamme
inessive		metassamme	metoissamme
elative		metastamme	metoistamme
illative		metaamme	metoihimme
adessive		metallamme	metoillamme
ablative		metaltamme	metoiltamme
allative		metallemme	metoillemme
essive		metanamme	metoinamme
translative		metaksemme	metoiksemme
abessive		metattamme	metoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	metoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		metanne	metanne
accusative	nom.	metanne	metanne
accusative	gen.	metanne	metanne
genitive		metanne	metojenne metainne^rare
partitive		metaanne	metojanne
inessive		metassanne	metoissanne
elative		metastanne	metoistanne
illative		metaanne	metoihinne
adessive		metallanne	metoillanne
ablative		metaltanne	metoiltanne
allative		metallenne	metoillenne
essive		metananne	metoinanne
translative		metaksenne	metoiksenne
abessive		metattanne	metoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	metoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		metansa	metansa
accusative	nom.	metansa	metansa
accusative	gen.	metansa	metansa
genitive		metansa	metojensa metainsa^rare
partitive		metaansa	metojaan metojansa
inessive		metassaan metassansa	metoissaan metoissansa
elative		metastaan metastansa	metoistaan metoistansa
illative		metaansa	metoihinsa
adessive		metallaan metallansa	metoillaan metoillansa
ablative		metaltaan metaltansa	metoiltaan metoiltansa
allative		metalleen metallensa	metoilleen metoillensa
essive		metanaan metanansa	metoinaan metoinansa
translative		metakseen metaksensa	metoikseen metoiksensa
abessive		metattaan metattansa	metoittaan metoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	metoineen metoinensa

Galician

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Verb

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meta

inflection ofmeter:
1. first/third-personsingular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Hungarian

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Etymology

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FromEnglishmeta.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtɒ]
Hyphenation:me‧ta

Adjective

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meta (comparativemetább,superlativelegmetább)

(informal)meta(self-referential)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	meta	meták
accusative	metát	metákat
dative	metának	metáknak
instrumental	metával	metákkal
causal-final	metáért	metákért
translative	metává	metákká
terminative	metáig	metákig
essive-formal	metaként	metákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	metában	metákban
superessive	metán	metákon
adessive	metánál	metáknál
illative	metába	metákba
sublative	metára	metákra
allative	metához	metákhoz
elative	metából	metákból
delative	metáról	metákról
ablative	metától	metáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	metáé	metáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	metáéi	metákéi

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːta/
Rhymes:-ɛːta

Etymology 1

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FromOld Norsemeta, fromProto-Germanic*metaną.

Verb

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meta (strong verb,third-person singular past indicativemat,third-person plural past indicativemátu,supinemetið)

tomeasure
toassess
toappreciate, toesteem, to consider to be of worth

Conjugation

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*meta* – active voice(*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitivenafnháttur		aðmeta
supinesagnbót		metið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		metandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	met	mat	meti	mæti
	þú	metur	mast	metir	mætir
	hann, hún, það	metur	mat	meti	mæti
plural	við	metum	mátum	metum	mætum
	þið	metið	mátuð	metið	mætuð
	þeir, þær, þau	meta	mátu	meti	mætu

		imperativeboðháttur
singular	þú	met (þú),mettu
plural	þið	metið (þið),metiði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*metast* – mediopassive voice(*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitivenafnháttur		aðmetast
supinesagnbót		metist
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		metandist(rare; seeappendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	mest	mast	metist	mætist
	þú	mest	mast	metist	mætist
	hann, hún, það	mest	mast	metist	mætist
plural	við	metumst	mátumst	metumst	mætumst
	þið	metist	mátust	metist	mætust
	þeir, þær, þau	metast	mátust	metist	mætust

		imperativeboðháttur
singular	þú	mest (þú),mestu
plural	þið	metist (þið),metisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*metinn* — past participle(lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular(eintala)			plural(fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	metinn	metin	metið	metnir	metnar	metin
accusative (þolfall)	metinn	metna	metið	metna	metnar	metin
dative (þágufall)	metnum	metinni	metnu	metnum	metnum	metnum
genitive (eignarfall)	metins	metinnar	metins	metinna	metinna	metinna

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular(eintala)			plural(fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	metni	metna	metna	metnu	metnu	metnu
accusative (þolfall)	metna	metnu	metna	metnu	metnu	metnu
dative (þágufall)	metna	metnu	metna	metnu	metnu	metnu
genitive (eignarfall)	metna	metnu	metna	metnu	metnu	metnu

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Noun

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meta

indefinite genitive plural ofmet

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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menta

Etymology

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FromSanskritमत्त(matta,“mad, drunken”). Compare toBalineseᬫᬢ᭄ᬢ(mata,“furious”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /abonəmɛn/
Hyphenation:mê‧ta

Adjective

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mêta

(obsolete)mad
Synonym:mengamuk
(obsolete)drunken
Synonym:mabuk

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing fromLatinmēta.Doublet ofmeda.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ta/
Rhymes:-ɛta
Hyphenation:mè‧ta

Noun

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meta f (pluralmete)

destination
Synonyms:arrivo,destinazione
(figurative)aim,goal,end
Synonyms:scopo,intenzione,fine
(sports) ascore
1. (rugby)try
2. (soccer)goal
3. (ultimate frisbee)point
(Ancient Rome)meta(either of the conical columns at each end of a Roman circus)

Etymology 2

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈme.ta/
Rhymes:-eta
Hyphenation:mé‧ta

Noun

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meta f (pluralmete)

pile ofstraw
Synonym:mucchio
haystack
dung(of a farm animal)
Synonym:sterco

Descendants

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→ Serbo-Croatian:méta

Etymology 3

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Clipping ofmetaldeide.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ta/
Rhymes:-ɛta
Hyphenation:mè‧ta

Noun

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meta m (invariable)

(organic chemistry)metaldehyde

Anagrams

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mate,matè,team,tema

Kazukuru

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Alternative forms

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mata

Noun

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meta

Latin

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Etymology

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FromProto-Italic*mētā, fromProto-Indo-European*meh₁-(“to measure”), whencemētior, with which compare the derivedmētor.

Cognate with Ancient Greekμῆτις(mêtis),μέτρον(métron),μέτριος(métrios), Old Church Slavonicмѣра(měra); compare also Hungarianmér, Russianме́ра(méra), Serbo-Croatianmera andmjera, Englishmeal.

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin)IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ta/,[ˈmeːt̪ä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): /ˈme.ta/,[ˈmɛːt̪ä]
(Classical Latin)IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.taː/,[ˈmeːt̪äː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): /ˈme.ta/,[ˈmɛːt̪ä]

Noun

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mēta f (genitivemētae);first declension

cone,pyramid
turning point, winningpost (pillar at each end of theCircus route)
boundary limit
(figuratively)goal,end,limit,turning point
- 29BCE – 19BCE,Virgil,Aeneid1.278:
  “Hīs ego necmētās rērum nec tempora pōnō.”
  “For them, I set noturning points of history, nor time limits.”
  (Jupiter reassures Venus that he has granted limitless prospects to the Roman people.)

Declension

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First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	mēta	mētae
genitive	mētae	mētārum
dative	mētae	mētīs
accusative	mētam	mētās
ablative	mētā	mētīs
vocative	mēta	mētae

Derived terms

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mētor

Related terms

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mētior

Descendants

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Italian:meda
Old French:mete
- → Middle English:mete
  - English:mete
Old Galician-Portuguese:meda
- Galician:meda
- Portuguese:meda
Sicilian:mita
Spanish:meda
Borrowings:
- → Belarusian:мэта(meta)
- → Catalan:meta
- → Czech:meta
- → Dutch:meet
- → English:meta
- → Italian:meta
  - → Serbo-Croatian:méta
- → Polish:meta
  - → Ukrainian:мета́(metá)
- → Portuguese:meta
- → Russian:мета(meta)
- → Slovak:méta
- → Spanish:meta

Latvian

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Verb

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meta

third-personsingular/pluralpast indicative ofmest

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈmʲæːt̪ɐ]

Verb

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mẽta

third-person singular present ofmesti
third-person plural present ofmesti

Maltese

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Alternative forms

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mita(dialectal)

Etymology

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FromArabicمَتَى(matā).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ta/
Audio(Gozo): (file)

Adverb

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meta

when

Conjunction

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meta

when;as

Old English

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈme.tɑ/

Noun

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meta

genitive plural ofmete

Old Norse

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Etymology

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FromProto-Germanic*metaną(“to measure”). Ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*med-.

Verb

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meta (singular past indicativemat,plural past indicativemátu,past participlemetinn)

(transitive) toestimate,value
(reflexive, til e-s) to bereckoned as,counted for

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofmeta — active (strong class 5)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	meta
present participle	metandi
past participle	metinn

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	met	mat	meta	mæta
2nd person singular	metr	mazt	metir	mætir
3rd person singular	metr	mat	meti	mæti
1st person plural	metum	mátum	metim	mætim
2nd person plural	metið	mátuð	metið	mætið
3rd person plural	meta	mátu	meti	mæti

imperative	present
2nd person singular	met
1st person plural	metum
2nd person plural	metið

Conjugation ofmeta — mediopassive (strong class 5)
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	metask
present participle	metandisk
past participle	metizk

	indicative		subjunctive
1st person singular	metumk	mátumk	metumk	mætumk
2nd person singular	mezk	mazk	metisk	mætisk
3rd person singular	mezk	mazk	metisk	mætisk
1st person plural	metumsk	mátumsk	metimsk	mætimsk
2nd person plural	metizk	mátuzk	metizk	mætizk
3rd person plural	metask	mátusk	metisk	mætisk

imperative	present
2nd person singular	mezk
1st person plural	metumsk
2nd person plural	metizk

Related terms

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Polish

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PolishWikipedia has an article on:

meta

Wikipedia^pl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromLatinmēta.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ta/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-ɛta
Syllabification:me‧ta
Homophone:meta-

Noun

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meta f

(sports)finish line,winning post
Był tak wyczerpany, że ledwo dobiegł domety. ―He was so tired that he hardly reached the finish line.
goal,end
range,distance
(colloquial) familiarstore orrestaurant
(colloquial) a place where one can stay for a short while
(colloquial) a place where alcohol is illegally sold or drunk
(bodybuilding slang)methandrostenolone, an anabolic steroid

Declension

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Declension ofmeta

	singular	plural
nominative	meta	mety
genitive	mety	met
dative	mecie	metom
accusative	metę	mety
instrumental	metą	metami
locative	mecie	metach
vocative	meto	mety

Descendants

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→ Ukrainian:мета́(metá)

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing fromLatinmēta(“turning spot in arena; goal”).Doublet ofmeda.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.tɐ/

Rhymes:-ɛtɐ
Hyphenation:me‧ta

Noun

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meta f (pluralmetas)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromEnglishmeta.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.tɐ/

Rhymes:-ɛtɐ
Hyphenation:me‧ta

Noun

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meta m (uncountable)

(video games)meta
- 2020, “Qual o Novo meta do Fortnite – Temporada 6”, inEscola dos Games‎^[7], archived fromthe original on14 May 2021:
  Quando falamos de inventário, alguns itens continuam muito fortes e flexíveis nometa, como por exemplo os arpões. Como as snipers saíram dometa, os jogadores tiveram que trocar um dos utilitários para conseguir tags durante o meio do jogo.
  (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Alternative forms

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mêta(pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈme.tɐ/

Rhymes:-etɐ
Hyphenation:me‧ta

Verb

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meta

inflection ofmeter:
1. first/third-personsingular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromItalianmeta, fromLatinmēta.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /měːta/
Hyphenation:me‧ta

Noun

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méta f (Cyrillic spellingме́та)

target

Declension

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Declension ofmeta

	singular	plural
nominative	meta	mete
genitive	mete	meta
dative	meti	metama
accusative	metu	mete
vocative	meto	mete
locative	meti	metama
instrumental	metom	metama

Slovene

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*męta.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /méːta/

Noun

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mẹ̑ta f

mint (plant)

Inflection

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Thediacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	méta
gen. sing.	méte
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	méta	méti	méte
genitive (rodȋlnik)	méte	mét	mét
dative (dajȃlnik)	méti	métama	métam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	méto	méti	méte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	méti	métah	métah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	méto	métama	métami

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmeta/[ˈme.t̪a]
Rhymes:-eta
Syllabification:me‧ta

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromLatinmeta(“turning spot in arena; goal”).Doublet ofmeda.

Noun

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meta f (pluralmetas)

goal,target
Synonym:objetivo

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Clipping ofmetanfetamina.

Noun

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meta f (pluralmetas)

(slang)meth
Coordinate terms:hierba,coca

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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meta

inflection ofmeter:
1. first/third-personsingular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Audio(Kenya): (file)

Noun

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meta classIX (pluralmeta class X)

Alternative form ofmita

Swedish

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Etymology

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Probablyinherited fromProto-Germanic*maitaną.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmeːˌta/

Verb

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meta (presentmetar,preteritemetade,supinemetat,imperativemeta)

toangle forfish

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofmeta (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	meta		metas
supine	metat		metats
imperative	meta		—
imper. plural¹	meten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	metar	metade	metas	metades
ind. plural¹	meta	metade	metas	metades
subjunctive²	mete	metade	metes	metades

present participle		metande
past participle		metad

¹ Archaic.² Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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meta inSvenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
meta inSvensk ordbok (SO)
meta inSvenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
meta in Elof Hellquist,Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

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tame,team,tema

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOttoman Turkishمتاع(mataʿ,“any organ or article of enjoyment, possession, or commerce”),^[1] fromArabicمَتَاع(matāʕ,“property, possessions”).^[2]

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /meˈtaː/
Hyphenation:me‧ta

Noun

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meta (definite accusativemetayı,pluralmetalar)

Commercial goods,merchandise.
Synonyms:mal,mülk
(business)capital
Synonyms:sermaye,anapara

Declension

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Declension ofmeta

	singular	plural
nominative	meta	metalar
definite accusative	metayı	metaları
dative	metaya	metalara
locative	metada	metalarda
ablative	metadan	metalardan
genitive	metanın	metaların

Possessive forms
nominative
	singular	plural
1st singular	metam	metalarım
2nd singular	metan	metaların
3rd singular	metası	metaları
1st plural	metamız	metalarımız
2nd plural	metanız	metalarınız
3rd plural	metaları	metaları
definite accusative
	singular	plural
1st singular	metamı	metalarımı
2nd singular	metanı	metalarını
3rd singular	metasını	metalarını
1st plural	metamızı	metalarımızı
2nd plural	metanızı	metalarınızı
3rd plural	metalarını	metalarını
dative
	singular	plural
1st singular	metama	metalarıma
2nd singular	metana	metalarına
3rd singular	metasına	metalarına
1st plural	metamıza	metalarımıza
2nd plural	metanıza	metalarınıza
3rd plural	metalarına	metalarına
locative
	singular	plural
1st singular	metamda	metalarımda
2nd singular	metanda	metalarında
3rd singular	metasında	metalarında
1st plural	metamızda	metalarımızda
2nd plural	metanızda	metalarınızda
3rd plural	metalarında	metalarında
ablative
	singular	plural
1st singular	metamdan	metalarımdan
2nd singular	metandan	metalarından
3rd singular	metasından	metalarından
1st plural	metamızdan	metalarımızdan
2nd plural	metanızdan	metalarınızdan
3rd plural	metalarından	metalarından
genitive
	singular	plural
1st singular	metamın	metalarımın
2nd singular	metanın	metalarının
3rd singular	metasının	metalarının
1st plural	metamızın	metalarımızın
2nd plural	metanızın	metalarınızın
3rd plural	metalarının	metalarının

Derived terms

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References

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^Redhouse, James W. (1890) “متاع”, inA Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian,page1678
^Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “meta”, inNişanyan Sözlük

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