different between counting vs methera

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?nt??/
• Hyphenation: count?ing
• Rhymes: -a?nt??

Noun

counting (countable and uncountable, plural countings)

1. a count
2. the act by which something is counted.

Synonyms

• (act of making a count): enumeration, numbering; see also Thesaurus:counting

Hyponyms

• reference counting

Translations

Verb

counting

1. present participle of count

Derived terms

• countinghouse, counting house
• prime-counting

Related terms

• and counting
• counting number

References

• counting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• mether (Teesdale, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales)

Etymology

From Brythonic numerals. Compare to Welsh mhedwerydd, nasal mutation of pedwerydd.

Numeral

methera

1. (Cumbria) four in sheep counting of Northern England.

Derived terms

See also

• (Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot

References

• Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, ?ISBN, page 7
• Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007) , Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number?^[1], Australian Council for Educational Research, ?ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
• Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide?^[2], Continuum International Publishing Group, ?ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25

Anagrams

• erathem, mathree, meather, thermae