metrum
ὡς οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → since unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mē̆trum: i, n., = μέτρον,
I a measure; in partic., a poetical measure, metre; a verse (post-Aug.): rhythmi, id est numeri, spatio temporum constant: metra etiam ordine: ideoque alterum esse quantitatis videtur, alterum qualitatis, Quint. 9, 4, 46: metri necessitate cogi, id. 8, 6, 17; 1, 6, 2: metri causā, Gell. 4, 17, 9: Tibulli, i. e. elegiac metre, Mart. 4, 6, 4: exceptis metris Vergilii, i. e. verses, Col. 3, 10, 20 dub.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕtrum,¹⁴ ī, n. (μέτρον), mètre, mesure d’un vers : Quint. 9, 4, 46 || vers : *Col. Rust. 3, 10, 20 ; Fort. Carm. 9, 7, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
metrum, ī, n. (μέτρον), I) das Versmaß, Silbenmaß, Quint. u.a. Gramm.: Sapphicum, Ven. Fort.: Tibulli, Versart, Mart. – griech. Nbf., metron trochaicum, Ter. Maur. 2219. – II) meton., der Vers selbst, Vergilii, Colum. 3, 10, 20 zw.: metra, quae Sappho cecinit decenter, Ven. Fort. carm. 9, 7, 6.
Latin > English
metrum metri N N :: meter
metrum metrum metri N N :: measure; meter
