LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

metrēta

metrēta f (genitive metrētae)
Classical[mɛˈtreː.ta]Ecclesiastical[meˈtrɛː.ta]

Meaning

  1. metrete
  2. tun, cask
  3. metric ton
    2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Statio spatialis Sinensium praecipitavit https://areena.yle.fi/1-4366184, Nuntii Latini 6.4.2018In fact, the station weighed eight metric tons, but most of it was burnt up in the atmosphere, and only very small bits came down in the ocean.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemetrētametrētae
genitivemetrētaemetrētārum
dativemetrētaemetrētīs
accusativemetrētammetrētās
ablativemetrētāmetrētīs
vocativemetrētametrētae

mĕtrēta, ae, f., = μετρητής,
I. an Athenian measure for liquids, containing 12 congii (χόες) and 144 κοτύλαι (3/4 of the Attic medimnus, about 9 gallons English): picis liquidae metreta, Col. 12, 22, 1: se vendidisse navem, metretas quae trecentas tolleret, Plaut. Merc. prol. 75.—
II. Transf., a tun, cask, jar: oleum si in metretam novam inditurus eris, Cato, R. R. 100: Hispanae, Mart. 5, 16, 7: olivariae, Col. 12, 47: hic tignum capiti incutit, ille metretam, Juv. 3, 246.

Quick answers

What does metrēta mean in Latin?
metrēta, a noun, means “metrete; tun, cask; metric ton”.
What is the genitive of metrēta?
The genitive singular is metrētae. metrēta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce metrēta?
In classical Latin, [mɛˈtreː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [meˈtrɛː.ta].