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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra, a doublet of мя́ра (mjára) with western pronunciation.
Noun
ме́ра • (méra) f
- (dialectal) Alternative form of мя́ра (mjára)
- (poetic) fate, lot, destiny
- мера според мера ― mera spored mera ― whatever Fate has to bring
Declension
References
- “мера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ме́ра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 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 • (merá) f
- (historical, dialectal) field that is free to be used for pasture
- Synonyms: землище (zemlište), пасище (pasište)
Declension
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- ме́рище (mérište) (augmentative)
- мераджи́я (meradžíja, “field guard”) (historical)
References
- “мера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мера́²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 741
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mě̀ra.
Pronunciation
Noun
мера • (mera) f (relational adjective мерен)
- degree, extent
- moderation
Declension
Mariupol Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra). Cognates include Greek ημέρα (iméra), μέρα (méra).
Pronunciation
Noun
ме́ра • (mjéra) f
- day
- afternoon
Declension
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plural
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ме́ра (mjéra)
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ме́рис (mjéris)
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ме́ра (mjéra)
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ме́рис (mjéris)
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| *) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.
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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
Noun
ме́ра • (méra) f inan (genitive ме́ры, nominative plural ме́ры, genitive plural мер, diminutive ме́рка)
- (dated) A dry measure approximately equal to one pood of seeds, usually equated with the chetverik, standardized in 1902 as 26.239 liters.
- measure
- degree, extent, limit
- знать ме́ру ― znatʹ méru ― to know when to stop
- measure, step, action
- way
Declension
Derived terms
Related 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)
- measure
- dimension, size
- rate
- degree
- extent
- unit
Declension