мірило

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian мѣрило (měrilo), from Old East Slavic мѣрило (měrilo), from Proto-Slavic *měridlo. By surface analysis, мі́рити (míryty) +‎ -ло (-lo). Compare Russian мери́ло (merílo).

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Noun

міри́ло (mirýlon inan (genitive міри́ла, nominative plural міри́ла, genitive plural міри́л)

  1. measure (that which measures)
  2. (by extension) criterion, measure, yardstick (a standard against which something can be compared or judged)
    Synonym: крите́рій m (krytérij)
  3. scale (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
    Synonym: масшта́б m (masštáb)

Declension

Declension of міри́ло
(inan hard neut-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative міри́ло
mirýlo
міри́ла
mirýla
genitive міри́ла
mirýla
міри́л
mirýl
dative міри́лу
mirýlu
міри́лам
mirýlam
accusative міри́ло
mirýlo
міри́ла
mirýla
instrumental міри́лом
mirýlom
міри́лами
mirýlamy
locative міри́лі
mirýli
міри́лах
mirýlax
vocative міри́ло
mirýlo
міри́ла
mirýla

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