мерник

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *měrьnikъ. Morphologically, equivalent to ме́ря (mérja, to measure) +‎ -ник (-nik).

Noun

ме́рник • (mérnikm

  1. hindsight, aimer (part of a projectile weapon used for aiming at a target)
    опти́чески ме́рник
    optíčeski mérnik
    telescopic sight, scope
  2. (dialectal, dated) measure
    Synonyms: мя́рка (mjárka), шини́к (šiník)

Declension

Declension of ме́рник
singular plural
indefinite ме́рник
mérnik
ме́рници
mérnici
definite
(subject form)
ме́рникът
mérnikǎt
ме́рниците
mérnicite
definite
(object form)
ме́рника
mérnika
count form ме́рника
mérnika
  • измерва́тел (izmervátel, measuring device)
  • мер (mer, gauge) (obsolete)
  • ме́ра (méra, measure)
  • мери́ло (merílo, measuring device)
    • мери́лка (merílka) (diminutive)

References

  • мерник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мерник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мерник”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 749

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛrnik]
  • Hyphenation: мер‧ник

Noun

мерник • (mernikm (plural мерници)

  1. criterion, standard
  2. measure, measuring device, measuring tool, gauge

Declension

Declension of мерник
singular plural
indefinite мерник (mernik) мерници (mernici)
definite unspecified мерникот (mernikot) мерниците (mernicite)
definite proximal мерников (mernikov) мернициве (mernicive)
definite distal мерникон (mernikon) мерницине (mernicine)
vocative мернику (merniku) мерници (mernici)
count form мерника (mernika)

Further reading

  • мерник” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu