мерач
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *měračь; equivalent to ме́ря (mérja, “to measure”), dialectal ме́рям (mérjam, “to estimate, to narrow down, to aim”) + -ач (-ač).
Noun
мера́ч • (meráč) m
- measurer, weighter
- Synonyms: оцени́тел (ocenítel), измерва́ч (izmerváč)
- (military) marksman, gunner (soldier responsible of gun laying an artillery piece)
- (dialectal, Banat) aimer, targeter (agent who aims well)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мера́ч meráč |
мера́чи meráči |
| definite (subject form) |
мера́чът meráčǎt |
мера́чите meráčite |
| definite (object form) |
мера́ча meráča | |
| count form | — | мера́ча meráča |
Related terms
- мери́тел (merítel), измери́тел (izmerítel), измерва́ч (izmerváč, “measurer”)
- измерва́тел (izmervátel, “gauge, indicator”)
- мер (mer, “meter”) (in compounds)
References
- “мерач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мерач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мерач¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 743
Macedonian
Etymology
By surface analysis, мери (meri) + -ач (-ač).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛɾat͡ʃ]
- Hyphenation: ме‧рач
Noun
мерач • (merač) m (plural мерачи, relational adjective мерачки)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мерач (merač) | мерачи (merači) |
| definite unspecified | мерачот (meračot) | мерачите (meračite) |
| definite proximal | мерачов (meračov) | мерачиве (meračive) |
| definite distal | мерачон (meračon) | мерачине (meračine) |
| vocative | мерачу (meraču) | мерачи (merači) |
| count form | — | мерача (merača) |
Related terms
- агломер m (aglomer)
- брзиномер m (brzinomer)
- ветромер m (vetromer)
- водомер m (vodomer)
- гасомер m (gasomer)
- длабиномер m (dlabinomer)
- дождомер m (doždomer)
- звукомер m (zvukomer)
- земјомер m (zemjomer)
- мерило n (merilo)
- мерка f (merka)
- светломер m (svetlomer)
- силомер m (silomer)
- струјомер m (strujomer)
- топломер m (toplomer)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /měraːt͡ʃ/
- Hyphenation: ме‧рач
- Rhymes: -raːt͡ʃ
Noun
мѐра̄ч m anim (Latin spelling mèrāč)