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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- This suffix is always the stressed syllable of its compounds.
- IPA(key):
Etymology 1
Scientific term borrowed from some western language, ultimately from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”).
Suffix
-мер • (-mer)
- (chemistry) Forms words, concerning the structure of a molecule or a chemical compound.
Derived terms
- мономе́р (monomér, “monomer”)
- полиме́р (polimér, “polymer”)
- хомоме́р (homomér, “molecule formed from a single type of element”)
- изоме́р (izomér, “molecule with the same molecular formula, but different structure”)
Etymology 2
Cognate with меря (merja, “to measure”).
Suffix
-мер • (-mer)
- Forms words that describe instruments of measurement/meters: -meter
Derived terms