DictionaryRoot: metron
Greek
metron
measure
Forms
- metr-
- metro- — Combining form with a linking vowel.
- -meter — Form used in borrowed and newly formed names for measuring instruments.
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-, ‘measure.’
Note
Measure also applies to rhythm: a verse can have a measured pattern.
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adjective
metric
Relating to the rhythmic pattern of poetry.
Etymology
The Greek source means measure. In poetry, the adjective refers to the measured pattern of stresses or syllables that constitutes verse meter.