мера

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See also: меря and мэра

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra, a doublet of мя́ра (mjára) with western pronunciation.

Noun

ме́ра (méraf

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of мя́ра (mjára)
  2. (poetic) fate, lot, destiny
    мера според мераmera spored merawhatever Fate has to bring
Declension
Declension of ме́ра
singular plural
indefinite ме́ра
méra
ме́ри
méri
definite ме́рата
mérata
ме́рите
mérite

References

  • мера”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ме́ра”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 740

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرعی / مرعا (merʼa) (whence Turkish mera (grassland)), from Arabic مَرْعًى (marʕan).

Noun

мера́ (meráf

  1. (historical, dialectal) field that is free to be used for pasture
    Synonyms: землище (zemlište), пасище (pasište)
Declension
Declension of мера́
singular plural
indefinite мера́
merá
мери́
merí
definite мера́та
meráta
мери́те
meríte
Alternative forms
Derived terms

References

  • мера”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мера”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мера́²”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 741

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra.

Pronunciation

Noun

мера (meraf (relational adjective мерен)

  1. degree, extent
  2. moderation

Declension

Declension of мера
singular plural
indefinite мера (mera) мери (meri)
definite unspecified мерата (merata) мерите (merite)
definite proximal мерава (merava) мериве (merive)
definite distal мерана (merana) мерине (merine)
vocative меро (mero) мери (meri)

Mariupol Greek

Times of day
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra). Cognates include Greek ημέρα (iméra), μέρα (méra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ра

Noun

ме́ра (mjéraf

  1. day
  2. afternoon

Declension

Declension of ме́ра
singular plural
nominative ме́ра (mjéra) ме́рис (mjéris)
oblique ме́ра (mjéra) ме́рис (mjéris)

*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

References

  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 130
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса, Donetsk, page 83

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ме́ра (méraf inan (genitive ме́ры, nominative plural ме́ры, genitive plural мер, diminutive ме́рка)

  1. (dated) a dry measure approximately equal to one pood of seeds, usually equated with the chetverik, standardized in 1902 as 26.239 liters
  2. measure
  3. degree, extent, limit
    знать ме́руznatʹ méruto know when to stop
  4. measure, step, action
  5. way

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mêra/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧ра

Noun

ме̏ра f (Latin spelling mȅra)

  1. measure
  2. dimension, size
  3. rate
  4. degree
  5. extent
  6. unit

Declension

Declension of мера
singular plural
nominative ме̏ра мере
genitive мере ме̑ра̄
dative мери мерама
accusative меру мере
vocative меро мере
locative мери мерама
instrumental мером мерама