мер
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *měrъ (“gauge”), indirectly attested in derivatives.
Noun
мер • (mer) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мер mer |
ме́ри méri |
| definite (subject form) |
ме́рът mérǎt |
ме́рите mérite |
| definite (object form) |
ме́ра méra | |
| count form | — | ме́ра méra |
Derived terms
- влагоме́р (vlagomér, “gauge for measuring wetness”)
- водоме́р (vodomér, “gauge for measuring consumed water”)
- газоме́р (gazomér, “gauge for measuring consumed gas”)
- дъждоме́р (dǎždomér, “gauge for measuring rainfall”)
- електроме́р (elektromér, “gauge for measuring consumed electricity”)
- лицеме́р (licemér, “hypocrite”)
- спиртоме́р (spirtomér, “gauge for measuring alcohol percentage”)
- топломе́р (toplomér, “gauge for measuring consumed hot water”)
- ъгломе́р (ǎglomér, “octant”)
Related terms
- разме́р (razmér, “size”)
- приме́р (primér, “example”)
- мя́ра (mjára, “moderation”), ме́ра (méra, “measure”)
- мери́ло (merílo, “measuring tool”)
- мя́рка (mjárka, “measuring unit”)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*měrъ/*měrь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 185
Nivkh
Pronunciation
Pronoun
мер (mer)
Synonyms
- мин (min) (Sakhalin)
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲer]
Noun
мер • (mer) f inan pl
- genitive plural of ме́ра (méra)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛr]
Audio: (file)
Noun
мер • (mer) m pers (genitive ме́ра, nominative plural ме́ри, female equivalent ме́рка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мер mer |
ме́ри méry |
| genitive | ме́ра méra |
ме́рів mériv |
| dative | ме́рові, ме́ру mérovi, méru |
ме́рам méram |
| accusative | ме́ра méra |
ме́рів mériv |
| instrumental | ме́ром mérom |
ме́рами méramy |
| locative | ме́рові, ме́рі mérovi, méri |
ме́рах mérax |
| vocative | ме́ре mére |
ме́ри méry |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мер”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka