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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měridlo. By surface analysis, мі́рити (míryty) + -ло (-lo). Compare Russian мери́ло (merílo).
Pronunciation
Noun
міри́ло • (mirýlo) n inan (genitive міри́ла, nominative plural міри́ла, genitive plural міри́л)
- measure (that which measures)
- (by extension) criterion, measure, yardstick (a standard against which something can be compared or judged)
- Synonym: крите́рій m (krytérij)
- scale (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
- Synonym: масшта́б m (masštáb)
Declension
Declension of міри́ло (inan hard neut-form accent-a)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
мі́рило • (mírylo)
- neuter singular past indicative of мі́рити impf (míryty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мірило”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “мірило”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мірило”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мірило”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “мірило”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “мірило”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “мірило”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)