мир

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

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Noun

мир • (mir) m (relational adjective ми́рен or ми́ров)

1. peace
2. peacefulness, tranquillity, repose

   Synonym: поко́й (pokój)

   мир и поко́й ― mir i pokój ― peace and quiet

   Оставе́те ме на ми́ра! ― Ostavéte me na míra! ― Leave me in peace!

3. (poetic) universe; world

   Synonyms: свят (svjat), всеми́р (vsemír), вселе́на (vseléna)

Declension

Derived terms

• миро- (miro-) (as an element in compounds)
  • Миролю́б m (Miroljúb), Миролю́ба f (Miroljúba) (personal names)
  • Миросла́в m (Mirosláv), Миросла́ва f (Mirosláva) (personal names)
  • мирогле́д (mirogléd, “worldview, orientation”)
  • миротво́рец (mirotvórec, “peacemaker”)

See also

• миро́ (miró, “chrism”) (Greek borrowing, unrelated)
  • миро́сам (mirósam, “to anoint”)
  • миропома́жа (miropomáža, “to anoint”)

References

• “мир”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мир”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “миръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 69
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мир”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 110
• “миръ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Mandarin 明兒／明儿 (míngr).

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• IPA^(key): /mi²⁴/

Noun

мир • (mir) (I)

1. tomorrow

   Synonyms: минтян (minti͡an), миргә (mirgə)

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *muire, compare Evenki мирэ (mirə), Manchu ᠮᡝᡳᡵᡝᠨ (meiren), Nanai муйрэ (mujre) and нгуйрэ (ŋujre), .

Noun

мир (mir)

1. shoulder

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

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• Hyphenation: мир

Noun

мир • (mir) m (relational adjective мирен)

1. peace

Declension

References

• “мир” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Northern Khanty

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Noun

мир (mir) (Kazym)

1. people, humanity

   Synonym: йох (joh)

References

• Solovar, V. N. (2014) “мир”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 179

Russian

Alternative forms

• миръ (mir) — Pre-reform orthography (1918) (only in the sense of “peace”)
• міръ (mir) — Pre-reform orthography (1918) (only in the sense of “universe, world”)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey(H)-ró-s. The dual meaning of "peace" and "world" is unique to Slavic. The pre-1918 orthography had an orthographical distinction of the two identically pronounced words to avoid confusion.

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Noun

мир • (mir) m inan (genitive ми́ра, nominative plural миры́, genitive plural миро́в, relational adjective мирово́й or мирско́й, diminutive миро́к)

1. (usually uncountable) peace

   война́ и мир ― vojná i mir ― war and peace

   мир во всём ми́ре ― mir vo vsjom míre ― world peace

   опло́т ми́ра ― oplót míra ― stronghold of peace

   Ми́ру мир! (slogan, the first "мир" in the dative case is "world", the second "мир" is "peace") ― Míru mir! ― Peace to the world!

2. universe; world; planet

   происхожде́ние ми́ра ― proisxoždénije míra ― origin of the universe

Usage notes

The locative form миру́ (mirú), "(in ) world", is used with religious figures to indicate their secular name – for example, "Протопоп Афанасий, в миру Александр Иванович Неизвестнов" would mean "Protopope Afanasy, secular name Alexander Ivanovich Neizvestnov".

Declension

Derived terms

• ру́сский мир (rússkij mir, “the Russian world, the Russian community”)

Related terms

• всеми́рный (vsemírnyj)
• мири́ть (mirítʹ)
• мирова́я (mirovája)
• мирово́й (mirovój)
• ми́рный (mírnyj)
• мирско́й (mirskój)
• миря́нин (mirjánin)
• обмирще́ние (obmirščénije)
• переми́рие (peremírije)
• примире́ние (primirénije)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: miira
• → Kildin Sami: мырр (myrr)

Further reading

• мир in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *meiˀrás, from Proto-Indo-European *mey(H)-ró-s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mîːr/

Noun

ми̑р m (Latin spelling mȋr)

1. peace

   Нобелова награда за мир ― Nobel peace prize

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   мировна конференција ― peace conference

   • 1996, United Nations, “Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Serbian”, in UDHR in Unicode‎, archived from the original on 21 May 2022:

     Пошто је признавање урођеног достојанства и једнаких и неотуђивих права свих чланова људске породице темељ слободе, правде и мира у свету;

     Pošto je priznavanje urođenog dostojanstva i jednakih i neotuđivih prava svih članova ljudske porodice temelj slobode, pravde i mira u svetu;

     Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

2. calm, tranquility

   остави ме на миру! ― leave me alone!

   пусти ме на миру! ― leave me alone!

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mirъ (“peace; world”).

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мир • (myr) m inan (genitive ми́ру, uncountable)

1. peace
2. (dated) world

Declension

(peace)

(world)

Derived terms

• ми́рний (mýrnyj)
• мирови́й (myrovýj)
• мирськи́й (myrsʹkýj)
• переми́р'я (peremýrʺja)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мир”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “мир”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)