мірка

Related to мі́ряти (mírjaty, “to measure”), with -ка (-ka) suffix. Compare Russian ме́рка (mérka)

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мі́рка • (mírka) f inan (genitive мі́рки, nominative plural мі́рки, genitive plural мі́рок)

1. (set of) measurements

   зніма́ти мі́рку ― znimáty mírku ― to take measurements

   по мірці ― po mirci ― to measure

2. (historical) unit of measurement of grain, flour, etc., between 16–25 kg
3. Synonym of мірчу́к m (mirčúk, “a measure of grain for grinding”).
4. measure (prescribed quantity)

   Synonym: мі́ра f (míra)

5. measure (that which measures)

   Synonyms: міри́ло n (mirýlo), мі́ра f (míra)

6. (by extension) measure, yardstick, criterion, standard (a standard against which something can be compared or judged)

   Synonyms: міри́ло n (mirýlo), мі́ра f (míra), крите́рій m (krytérij)

   за мі́рками того́ ча́су ― za mírkamy tohó čásu ― by the standards of that time

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “мірка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 796
• “мірка”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1973), “мірка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (І – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 746
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мірка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мірка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “мірка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “мірка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)