metan

Alternative forms

• methan

Noun

metan m

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːtʰaːn/

Noun

metan n (genitive singular metans, no plural)

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Romanization

metan

1. Rōmaji transcription of メタン

Noun

metan n (definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (chemical symbol CH₄)

References

• “metan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Noun

metan n (definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (as above)

References

• “metan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

Verb

metan

1. to measure
2. to mete

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.tan/

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Noun

metan m inan

1. methane (CH₄)

Etymology

From French méthane

Noun

metan n (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mětaːn/
• Hyphenation: me‧tan

Noun

mètān m (Cyrillic spelling мѐта̄н)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) methane (CH₄)

Verb

metan

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of meter.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of meter.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of meter.

Noun

metan n (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Noun

metan

1. black