Czech

Alternative forms

• methan

Noun

metan m

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Synonyms

• karban m

Coordinate terms

• etan m
• propan m
• butan m
• pentan m
• hexan m
• heptan m
• oktan m
• nonan m
• dekan m
• undekan m
• dodekan m

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːtʰaːn/

Noun

metan n ‎(genitive singular metans, no plural)

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

metan

Noun

metan n ‎(definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (chemical symbol CH₄)

Derived terms

• metangass

References

• “metan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

metan n ‎(definite singular metanet) (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (as above)

References

• “metan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Verb

metan

1. to measure
2. to mete

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: mete

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną. Compare Old Frisian mēta, Old Saxon mōtian, Old High German muozen, Old Norse mæta.

Verb

mētan

1. to meet, encounter
2. to paint, design

Conjugation

Descendants

• Middle English: meten
  • English: meet

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med- ‎(“to measure”). Compare Old English metan, Old Frisian meta, Old High German mezzan, Old Norse meta, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 ‎(mitan).

Verb

metan

1. to measure
2. to mete

Conjugation

Descendants

• Low German: meten

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.tan/

Noun

metan m inan

1. methane (CH₄)

Declension

Romanian

metan

Etymology

From French méthane

Noun

metan n ‎(uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mètān m ‎(Cyrillic spelling мѐта̄н)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) methane (CH₄)

Declension

Spanish

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.

Swedish

Noun

metan n ‎(uncountable)

1. (chemistry) methane (CH₄)

Declension

Synonyms

• sumpgas
• gruvgas

Tetum

Noun

metan

1. black